Road Safety Wales : Training
Promoted throughout all 22 Local Authorities in Wales as a result of special funding from the Welsh Assembly Government. The scheme teaches children aged 5-7 how to be safe pedestrians. The children are taken out of school by trained volunteers, in groups of no more than three, to learn three main skills:
- choosing safe places and routes to cross the road
- crossing safely at parked cars
- crossing safely near junctions
Find out more about
Kerbcraft in Wales
All local authorities in Wales offer cycle training. It is generally available when pupils reach year 6 (although occasionally it is offered to years 5). Traditionally cycle training has been undertaken off road i.e. the schoolyard, but in recent years more and more local authorities have been training children on road so that they can experience real traffic situations. This gradual change in cycle training has led to the introduction of the National Standards for Cycle Training and authorities are presently seeking to implement the Standards as an ongoing process. This process will include provision for adult cycle training. For details of the Standards click on www.ctsb.org.uk.
The Welsh Assembly Government is also considering the development of cycle training and how it links in with leisure and wider transport issues. Further information about the development of cycle training in Wales will be included here in due course. In the meantime, for details of cycle training provision in a particular local authority contact the appropriate Road Safety Officer.
