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‘Cut speeding traffic around UK schools’ say parents
Traffic speeds should be cut around all UK schools, as parents say that roads are simply not safe for their children to walk to school. Research by road safety charity Brake shows that more than three-quarters (78...Read more![Melburnian_Skyline](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Melburnian_Skyline-128x128.jpg)
Hundreds of cities have achieved zero road deaths in a year. Here’s how they did it
It’s National Road Safety Week (Australia) and it comes on the back of a year in which 1,286 people died on Australian roads. The rising road toll – up 8.2 per cent for the year...Read more![GlobalAlliance](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GlobalAlliance-e1702377765152-128x128.png)
Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety: Strategic Plan 2024-2030
‘Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’ – that is a central feature of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety’s Strategic Plan 2024-2030.Read more![roaddeathsconversation](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/roaddeathsconversation-128x128.png)
Our children are victims of road violence. We need to talk about the deadly norms of car use
The deaths and injuries caused by car drivers are an everyday occurrence. This road violence has become normalised. We take it for granted as the price we have to pay to use our cars.Read more![school-30969_1280](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/school-30969_1280-128x128.png)
New global guide for supporting road safety champions
Children remain one of the most vulnerable groups of road users, and so the LEARN Guide is a vital new resource of information and support aimed at supporting road safety advocates across the world.Read more![WRIrosscenterschoolcrossing](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WRIrosscenterschoolcrossing-128x128.png)
Cities need a systems-change approach to build climate-resilient communities
Cities occupy just 3 percent of the Earth’s land, but account for most of the global energy consumption and carbon emissions.Read more![school-30969_1280](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/school-30969_1280-128x128.png)
Road safety charity demands 20mph speed limit around UK schools
“Why do we have to wait until a child is killed before we act?” Read more![road-safety-small Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/road-safety-small-128x128.jpg)
United Nations Global Road Safety Week 2023
The dangers facing young people on the roads will be one of the key topics at the 7th United Nations Global Road Safety Week 2023.Read more![vulnerableroadusers](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/vulnerableroadusers-128x128.png)
Global gathering of road safety NGOs – ‘how do we protect the vulnerable’?
The safety of children and all vulnerable road users goes under the spotlight this week at the annual gathering of The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety.Read more![5BA7EB5F-EC34-41C5-A760-941D612E8FCC](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/5BA7EB5F-EC34-41C5-A760-941D612E8FCC-128x128.jpeg)
Could 20 mph become ‘the norm’ on UK roads?
The introduction of a new ‘default’ UK national speed limit of 20 miles-per-hour (mph) – and with it a safer environment for children – could become a reality, according to a draft government report. An early...Read more![traffic-light-1024768_1920](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/traffic-light-1024768_1920-128x128.jpg)
Better traffic education needed to combat rising child road deaths across EU
Every day at least 15 children and youngsters are killed on roads in the European Union.Read more![Children_about_to_board_the_school_bus_(Thibodaux,_Louisiana)](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Children_about_to_board_the_school_bus_Thibodaux_Louisiana-128x128.jpg)
‘We can never be safe enough’ – school buses in Canada to get major safety makeovers
Important technical and regulatory changes will be made to school buses in Canada as part of a major drive to make them safer for children. Read more![Screenshot 2022-03-30 at 10.03.08](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-30-at-10.03.08-128x128.png)
EU Mobility Week Awards reward cities’ road safety measures around schools
Cities’ innovative ideas to make the roads safer for children and young people are once again recognised in the latest European mobility awards.Read more![school-30969_1280](https://www.childinthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/school-30969_1280-128x128.png)
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