§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to reduce the continuing upward trend of child pedestrian casualties in the 10 to 14 year age group.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyOne of the priority tasks for the Government's road safety review, now virtually complete, has been to identify effective means of reducing casualties among pedestrians generally. Almost all pedestrian casualties occur on local roads. The most significant impact in the foreseeable future is likely to come from the vigorous application of engineering and traffic management measures which create a safer local environment for all pedestrians. I have just sent to all highway authorities a major revision of the accident investigation and prevention manual which gives them up-to-date advice.
The Department is planning research from 1987 on new methods of training 10 to 14-year-old pedestrians in safe crossing behaviour.