Many schools experience chaotic traffic scenes at the beginning and end of the school day. As a school, we alongside The City of Edinburgh Council, took decision to limit traffic in the street directly outside the school at key times, meaning that parents would not be able to park right at the gates to drop off. Our aim is always to create a safer, more pleasant environment.
Road Safety is invaluable for our school. We are situated on a main road that leads to a truck stop and access to the motorway. We work closely with our Council Road Safety officer Marion Shearer who comes in regularly to support any work we are doing.
Deaths among cyclists represent a swaggering share of all road fatalities. The most fatal accidents for cyclists are those with buses, LGVs and HGVs. Accidents occurring due to the blind spot of a lorry turning right account to almost a third of all serious cyclist-lorry accidents.
Blue Light Aware is an information and training video produced on behalf of the Emergency Services. The aim is simple - to help educate the general public on what to do to help an emergency vehicle on a "blue light run." By better understanding the needs of the emergency driver, the general public can reduce the risks that they face by acting appropriately when driving.
Road Zero Group Ltd. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1529989547298631/ is a not for profit road safety campaign organisation for the 5 main areas of concern for Road traffic collisions, Zero Fatalities is all about eliminating fatalities on our roadways. Some people may think zero is an impossible goal, but when it comes to your life, or the lives of your friends and family, what other number would be acceptable? We’re aiming for Zero Fatalities because everyone matters.
I deliver a workshop to children aged 11 to 13 during their Life Skills Week initiative. After introducing a small but relevant highway code quiz, we spend time looking at how they can't effectively do two things at once (use technology and cross the road safely) and produce a Road Safety Policy for their school.
2 interventions this week. One for 14/15 year olds covering dangers of motorcycle riding for new riders; 2nd for 15/16 year olds with specific focus on drink/drug driving
Meeting with members of best Driver Trainer Association in UK - ADINJC www.adinjc.org.uk Promoting ERSC
In partnership with a local motorcycle training school we deliver an awareness training course to new and young riders. Following a comprehensive review of the casualty patterns and rider profiles, we have developed a programme to encourage riders to attend a 2 hour session prior to their compulsory basic training to deliver information on rider position, basic maintenance, but more importantly about anticipation, and awareness of road dangers. To date 210 young people have taken part. The course is based on constructivism educational approach and uses the C-BOM behaviour change model.
