brent school safety leaflet
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Brent school safety leafletTRANSCRIPT
CHANCE TAKERSARE ACCIDENTMAKERSAt school, at play, let safety lead the way
Brent Safer Roads
www.brent.gov.uk/bsr
Are you aware of the dangerson your journey to school?
Have you seen a car driverbeing a fool?
If so, we would like to hear
what you have spottedthroughout the year!
FactYou’re ten times more likely to have an accident outsideyour school.
THE SCHOOL SAFETY RHYME
Brent Safer Roads
www.brent.gov.uk/bsr
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You are four times more likely todie if someone hits you at 40mphthan if they are doing 30mph.Speeding vehicles take longer tostop and you’re more likely to bekilled if the car is speeding andthe driver more likely to beinjured. A few miles per hour canmean life or death.
Quick quiz• What is the speed limit near
to your school?
• What’s the most importantreason for not speeding?
• What can we do to stopspeeding?
SLOW IT DOWN
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Not wearing a seatbelt can kill, even on short journeys. A lowspeed crash can be enough to cause death or serious injury evenat 30mph and you are twice as likely to die if you don’t wear aseatbelt
Anyone over 14-years-of-age must wear a seatbelt in the frontand back of a car by law.
BUCKLE UP
Quick quiz• Do you have to wear a seatbelt travelling at 30mph?
• Do you see people driving without seatbelts when they arrive at school?
• What can we do to make people wear their seatbelt on short journeys?
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The zig zag lines outside yourschool are there to make it saferfor you to cross the road. Somepeople park on them to drop off
at the school gate. This is dangerous and against the lawbecause it makes it harder forother drivers to see you.
KEEP OFF THE ZIG-ZAG LINES
Quick quiz• Do you see vehicles parking on the zig zag lines outside
your school?
• How do you think we could stop drivers from stopping on thezig-zag lines?
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Everyone knows using a phonewhile driving is dangerous. Thesame goes for fiddling withSatNav systems while driving too.Drivers are four times more likelyto crash if they’re on the phoneand driving at the same time.
And it takes them twice as longto react if someone steps out infront of a car while they’re doingit. It is illegal to use a phonewhile driving, even at trafficlights or in a jam.
DRIVING AND PHONING DON’T MIX
Quick quiz• Is there any time that it’s OK to use a mobile phone
while driving?
• Do you see people using phones while driving near your school?
• How can we stop people doing this?
• Why is using a hand-held phone while driving dangerous?
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Congratulations, you’ve reached the end of your journey!Hopefully you’ve learnt some things along the way about staying safe when you’re out and about and made sure yourfriends and family know the rules too.
THE END
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The illustrations in this booklet are taken from “Tales of the Road” courtesy of THINK! You can download “Tales of the Road” at think.direct.gov.uk
Published by Brent Council 2012
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