THINK!
Traffic is the single biggest cause of accidental death for
12-16 year olds.
In 2004, 57 teenage pedestrians (aged 11-16)
were killed on Britain's roads.
There were also 1,407 serious injuries and 6,013 minor injuries.
Why is this?
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Click on the picture to watch the movie.
This
is the sort of thing that can happen when people don't think:
There have been cases of young people actually walking into
the side of buses;
they have walked into the road without looking because they
have been texting. |
Click on the picture to download the poster (pdf).
Listening
to music on headphones is also big on the distractions list.
Remember that part of the green cross code is
STOP.....LOOK .....LISTEN!!!
If you know that you are about to cross a road, take out your
headphones for a moment.
If you are walking along chatting, or on your phone
make sure that you look around every few seconds or so.
It’s common sense really!
There are lots of ‘new’ things that you re thinking
about
but you should never forget the
importance of road safety. |
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