Road safety advice for parents

Building Blocks

From the moment you know you are pregnant, the time is right to start thinking about road safety. Below are details of some of the first building blocks of road safety that you as a parent will need to keep you, your baby and other road users as safe as possible on or near the roads.

Directgov - Wearing your seatbelt during pregnancy
Directgov - Child car seats
Driveway safety (pdf, 23Kb)
Carrying a child on a bike (pdf, 36Kb)
Buggy Code (pdf, 24Kb)
Building Blocks - The baby book of road safety (pdf, 0.5Mb)
Department for Transport - Child car seats

To receive your free copy of the Baby Book of Road Safety email roadsafety@warwickshire.gov.uk (Warwickshire postcodes only).

School Years

It is important for parents to talk to their children about road safety at all times throughout their school years. Follow these simple tips to help you ensure your child remains safe and develops good road sense and traffic awareness skills.

For children under 5 years of age
For children 5 - 7 years of age
For children 7 - 11 years of age
For children 11 - 16 years of age