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Thousands of kids march for safer roads
More than 65,000 children are talking part in a walk to raise awareness of the need for safer journeys.
Children, aged between four and 11, are taking part in Brake’s Kids Walk with Shaun the Sheep. The national project, in partnership with the Ocado Foundation, sees Shaun and his flock help youngsters learn key road safety messages and call on grown ups to make roads safer.
Latest official figures show that 16,566 children were killed or injured on roads in the UK in 2017. This means that, on average, 45 children die or suffer injuries as a result of road crashes every single day.
Department for Transport (DfT) figures1 show that 14,226 children were killed or injured on roads in England in 2017, while Welsh Government statistics2 reveal there were 577 child road casualties during the same period. Transport Scotland3 say that 899 children were killed or injured on roads in Scotland in 2017, and numbers were similar for Northern Ireland, which reports 864 child road casualties in the same year.4
Of all regions, London saw the greatest number of child road casualties (2,397), with an average of 46 children killed or injured as a result of road crashes every week. The number has risen by 29% since 2013, when 1,865 children were killed or injured on the capital’s roads. Between 2016 and 2017 (the year for which the latest figures are available), the number of child road casualties rose by 16% (from 2,063 in 2016), which means an additional 334 children were killed or injured on roads in London.
More than 65,000 children from nearly 400 schools and nurseries are taking part in Brake's Kids Walk, calling for five measures to help keep children safe near roads: footpaths, cycle paths, safe places to cross, slow traffic and clean traffic.
Short, supervised walks are taking place today and all week at or around schools and nurseries. Children will walk in a crocodile formation and hold hands to highlight the importance of being able to walk without fear or threat from traffic. Some schools are teaming up with their local fire service or police.
Schools can also run special road-safety-themed assemblies, lessons and activities, using free resources featuring Shaun the Sheep and his friends. The event can be used to fundraise for Brake, which supports families who have lost loved ones in road crashes.
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