Road Safety Week

Today marks the third day of Road Safety Week and the theme of this year’s campaign is GO20, which is quite simply urging drivers to travel more slowly around schools and built-up areas. A survey by Brake, a road safety charity, found that 70% of children questioned said that the reason they did not walk and cycle more in their local area was because the roads were too dangerous. This campaign aims to highlight the benefits of driving more slowly, which include fewer accidents, less pollution and safer communities, and to try and convince local authorities to implement more 20 zones. 

The charity are also asking drivers to pledge to drive at 20 even when the speed limit remains at 30, in the hope that it will encourage the government to apply tighter restrictions. Obviously it is very important to teach about road safety and the Department for Transport have a very good website with a variety of ideas and resources for teachers and parents. We also have a road safety poster that is good for teaching basic road knowledge.

For a trip down memory lane, take a look at these road safety videos from the past 50 years:

1990s:

1980s:

1960s:

1940 /1950s:

I couldn’t find a suitable video from the 1970s, as unfortunately the campaign was fronted by Jimmy Saville!