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Road Safety AwarenessKindergarten Orientation

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Why is road safety important?Why is road safety important?

• Accidents are the leading cause of death for children in NSW

• More than half of all accidental deaths amongst 5-14 year olds involve road traffic accidents

• Over 714 children aged 5-16 have been killed or injured across the Hunter and Central Coast area in the last 3 years.

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Road Traffic58%

Other Transport8%

Drowning7%

Fires/Burns2%

Falls5%

Poisoning5%

Suffocate/Choke5%

Other10%

Cause of accidental death Cause of accidental death 5-14 yrs NSW 2004-20065-14 yrs NSW 2004-2006

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Road Trauma Statistics Road Trauma Statistics 5-16yrs by LGA5-16yrs by LGA

Hunter and Central Coast Hunter and Central Coast

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Limited concentration span

Ability to scan is not fully developed

Judgement of speed and

distance is not fully developed

Easily distracted

Inexperienced road user

Confused by sudden changes in traffic

Peripheral vision is reduced

Unpredictable in the traffic

environment

Limited idea of danger

Reflexes are not fully developed

Poor hearing

We need a hand in traffic becauseWe need a hand in traffic because

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Key road safety messages Key road safety messages Early Stage 1 and

Stage 1 (K-2)Stage 2

(Years 3-4)Stage 3

(Years 5-6)

Pedestrian safety

Hold a grown Hold a grown up’s handup’s hand when you cross the road, on the footpath, in the carpark.

Use a safe place to cross the road

Hold an adult’s hand when you cross the road

Stop! Look! Stop! Look! Listen! Think!Listen! Think! every time you cross the road

Use a safe place to cross the road

Carpassenger safety

Click, clack, front ‘n’ backClick, clack, front ‘n’ back Always buckle up in your seatbelt Get in and out of the car on the footpath side

Buspassenger safety

Wait till the bus has goneWait till the bus has gone and then use a safe place to cross the road

Safety on wheels

Always wear a helmetAlways wear a helmet when you ride or skate

Ride your bike in a safe place away from the road

Ride your bike away from busy roads

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Pedestrian SafetyPedestrian Safety• Hold a grown up’s handHold a grown up’s hand when you cross

the road, on the footpath, in the carpark.• Use a safe placesafe place to cross the road.• Stop! Look! Listen! Think!Stop! Look! Listen! Think! every time you

cross the road.• Until they are 10 years old, hold your

child’s hand when crossing the road.

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Encourage children to hold hands and to

STOP

LISTEN

and THINKbefore crossing the road or crossing driveways.

Don't let children run ahead of you unsupervised.

Crossing the roadCrossing the road

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Special rules apply!

Only when the red “CHILDREN CROSSING” flags are displayed drivers must:• slow down and stop at the white line if people

are waiting to cross.• wait until the crossing is completely clear of

all pedestrians.

Children’s crossingsChildren’s crossings

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Car passengerCar passenger

• National child restraint laws: all children up to seven years of ageseven years of age must now be safely fastened into the right restraint for their age and size.

• Click, clack, front ‘n’ back

• Always buckle up in your seatbelt

• Get in and out of the car on the footpath side using the safety door

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• Children younger than 4yrs younger than 4yrs cannot travel in the front seat of a vehicle with 2 or more rows.

• Children 4yrs to under 7yrs 4yrs to under 7yrs cannot travel in the front seat of a vehicle with 2 or more rows, unless all other back seats are occupied by children younger than 7yrs in a child restraint or booster seat.

• Children aged between 7yrs and 16 yrs 7yrs and 16 yrs must use a booster seat if they are too small to be restrained by a seatbelt properly adjusted and fastened

Child restraint lawsChild restraint laws

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You must not stop on a length of road to which a No Parking No Parking sign applies unless you are dropping off, or picking up, passengers or goods. (Drop off (Drop off zone)zone)

You must not stop on a length of road to which a

No Stopping No Stopping sign applies.

You must not stop or park in a BBus Zoneus Zone unless you are driving a public bus.

Parking RulesParking Rules

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Bus passengerBus passenger• Wait till the bus has goneWait till the bus has gone

and then use a safe place to cross the road

• Students waiting to board the bus in the afternoon are supervised by teachers.

• It is safest to walk with your child to the bus stop in the morning and wait at the bus stop in the afternoon to collect your child where possible.

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Bicycle travelBicycle travel

• Students under the age of 10 should not ride bicycles to or from school unless accompanied by an adult bicycle rider.

• Children must correctly wear a Standards Approved Australia helmet

• Ride your bike in a safe place away from the road

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You can support school You can support school road safety messages by..road safety messages by..

• Modelling safe road user behaviour• Ensuring that children are protected whilst

travelling through the use of helmets and seat-belts and well maintained bicycles

• Parking vehicles safely outside the school and observing all parking signs

• Reinforcing the safety messages delivered at school

• Actively supervising the travel of young students