I have been recieving disturbing reports of incidents where pupils from this school have shown no regard for their own or others safety.
Reports of......

• Pupils crossing the road without looking
• Walking in front of cars causing them to stop quickly
• Running out into the road
• Cycling into the road without looking.
• Riding cycles on the wrong side of the road

The terrible truth about road deaths and injuries

The terrible truth is that every day children are killed and seriously injured on roads. For example, across Britain, about two classrooms of kids are killed or seriously hurt every WEEK. Dying or being injured on the road is the biggest threat you face. So listen up!

If you don’t die, you could be terribly injured. Bad injuries include:

Head injuries - more than a headache

Your brain controls your body. When you are badly head injured, your brain is damaged and you might not be able to think properly or move your body properly anymore. Imagine having the mind of a toddler. You might not be able to talk properly ever again. You might not even be able to feed yourself.

Spinal injuries - being stuck in a wheelchair

Imagine being stuck in a wheelchair the rest of your life. Not able to move your legs, and maybe not able to move your arms either. Not being able to move your legs is called paraplegia. Not being able to move your legs or arms is called tetraplegia or quadraplegia.

Arms and legs being cut off

Imagine waking up and finding that surgeons have had to cut your legs off because they were so badly squashed by a car. Danica can tell you what it’s like to live with an amputated leg. Read her story here

Boys or girls?

If you are a boy, it’s much more likely you’ll be hurt. Two out of three kids killed or hurt on roads are boys. Why? Research tells us that boys take more risks. Whether you are a boy or a girl you need to try to keep safety at the top of your mind when around roads.

Road safety’s for babies, not me

Wrong, so wrong. Younger children often have their mums or dads to look after them. Older children are more likely to be on their own and crossing roads dangerously, for example while mucking about or concentrating on a computer game. The more you’re on your own, the higher the risks, and the more alert you have to be

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