Encourage your child to be safe on the roads

Always set a good example, as your child will copy you.

Start the learning process as early as possible by explaining what traffic is and how you should behave around it.

When you are out together, make sure your child walks on the side of the footpath away from the traffic and either holds your hand, is on reins or is in a buggy or pushchair.

Don't push the buggy off the kerb before you are sure it is safe to cross, and be particularly careful when you're waiting at a traffic island in the middle of the road.

At night make sure you and you buggy can be seen, by using pale colours and retro-reflective markings on the buggy.