A child is never too young to be taught the importance of traffic awareness.
Cycling in heavy traffic is extremely dangerous.
Driving is an every day activity for many in the population.
As a pedestrian it is important to be aware when out and about.
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Information on the dangers or offences that may be committed.
Together we can make a difference to the journey children make to get to and from school.
A Walking Bus is an initiative to encourage more children, accompanied by adults, to walk to school.
School crossing patrols ensure the travel to and from school, for local children, is as safe as possible.
We have a continuing programme of schemes to improve the safety and operation of the highway network.
On average, 10 people die and 100 people are seriously injured on Great Britain's roads each day.
We receive many requests from residents for these to be introduced in their roads to reduce speeds and improve safety.
Speed is a significant factor in about one third of road accidents in the United Kingdom.
Traffic Management schemes are introduced to solve an identified problem in 1 or more roads.
The Road Safety Officers' role is to raise awareness amongst all age and type of road users, on how to avoid involvement in road traffic accidents. A number of the services the road safety provides are outlined below.
Some of our Road Safety Officers make school visits to teach the borough's children the importance of remaining safe when using roads.
Various Road Safety programmes are given to children of all ages.
Officers also make visits to various local organisations within the borough, for example antenatal classes, and post natal groups to advise impending and new parents of the importance of using and correctly fitting car seats.
The school crossing patrol service is under the supervision and management of the Road Safety Team.
We provide a free child seat checking service to ensure children are safe when travelling in cars. For more information on this service please contact the Road Safety Team.
For further information and advice on the range of services, or general road safety issues, please contact the Road Safety Team at the address shown.
Road Safety Team
3rd Floor
Maritime House
1 Linton Road
Barking
IG11 8HG
Supported by Barking and Dagenham Direct:
Tel: 020 8215 3005
Fax: 020 8227 5184
Minicom: 020 8227 5755
Email: 3000direct@lbbd.gov.uk|
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8am - 6pm.
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