SAFETY AROUND SCHOOLS

Each day over one million children travel to and from school. This large number of students combined with increased traffic flow around schools during the morning and afternoon makes the school environment a potentially hazardous one. Whilst the Roads and Traffic Authority has always had a strong commitment to the road safety of children, the StaySafe Committee inquiry into road safety around schools conducted in 2000 resulted in an even greater focus on child road safety, particularly around schools. In response to the recommendations of the StaySafe Committee, the NSW Government announced the Safety Around Schools Program over three years, to follow on from the successful Safer Routes to School Program. The Program aims to improve the safety of school students through a program of engineering works of road safety facilities and other strategies around schools. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E208290.

• Corporate Authors:

  ROADS AND TRAFFIC AUTHORITY (RTA)

  P.O. BOX K198
  HAYMARKET, NEW SOUTH WALES  Australia  1238

  MOTOR ACCIDENTS AUTHORITY

  SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES  Australia 

  ROADS AND TRAFFIC AUTHORITY (RTA)

  SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES  Australia 

  MOTOR ACCIDENTS AUTHORITY

  P.O. BOX K198
  HAYMARKET, NEW SOUTH WALES  Australia  1238
• Authors:
  • THOMAS, N
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROAD SAFETY CONFERENCE, 6TH, 2002, NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher: ROADS AND TRAFFIC AUTHORITY (RTA)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; Conferences; Crosswalks; Districts and authorities; Pedestrian movement; Policy; Prevention; Safety; Schools; Transportation departments
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 8006: Australia; 1758: Child; 8525: Conference; 1667: Crossing the road; 1659: Pedestrian crossing; 173: Policy; 1665: Safety; 101: School; 253: Transport authority
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00963720
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 3 2003 12:00AM