Safe routes to school program - Road Safety

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Every year primary school aged pedestrians, cyclists and passengers are killed or seriously injured in road crashes in South Australia.

The Safe Routes to School program aims to make the trip to and from school safer for primary school aged children who walk, cycle or are driven to school.

This program brings together a cluster of local schools, staff from the local council, Transport SA and members of the school community – to work together to identify and reduce local road dangers to children

The Safe Routes to School program includes:

1. School community involvement
Parents and children identify the main routes used and any problems experienced by children on their way to and from school by completing a travel survey at home on:

How children travel to and from school
Why they choose this mode of transport
The route they travel along
Any problems they encounter along the way.

2. Improving local roads
Based on the results of this survey; parents, teachers, local council and Transport SA staff visit the major routes and problem locations to observe the behaviour of children, parents and motorists.

The local council and Transport SA staff consider any engineering improvements that can be made and in consultation with the school and local community install new signs and pedestrian safety treatments.

3. Traffic safety education
Teachers are assisted by Transport SA education consultants to develop a traffic safety education plan to meet the needs of their school community. The program teaches children how to use these facilities safely and teaches safer behaviours when travelling as pedestrians, cyclists and passengers.

Resources included:

Road Ready - an up to date traffic safety education curriculum resource
Way to Go – a series of illustrated 24 parent and student information sheets including activities for different primary age groups
‘Stop, Look, Listen, Think’ reinforcement using signs beside the school exit gates
Other activities, bulletins and sessions involving parents and children.

Schools participating in the Safe Routes to School Program

COUNCIL	METROPOLITAN SCHOOLS
Morphett Vale Area - City of Onkaparinga	Flaxmill Primary School Morphett Vale West Primary School Morphett Vale South Primary School Lonsdale Heights Primary School Calvary Lutheran School
Taperoo Area - City of Port Adelaide Enfield	North Haven Primary School Taperoo Primary School Ocean View College - Willochra Campus Ocean View College - Gedville Campus Our Lady of the Visitation School
Salisbury Downs Area - City of Salisbury	Burton Primary School Settlers Farm Primary School Salisbury Downs Primary School Riverdale Primary School
Henley Beach Area - City of Charles Sturt	Grange Primary School Fulham Gardens Primary School Star of the Sea Fulham North Primary School Henley Beach Primary School West Beach Primary School
Aldgate Area - Adelaide Hills Council	Heathfield Primary School Bridgewater Primary School Aldgate Primary School Hills Montessori School
Redwood Park Area - City of Tea Tree Gully	Surrey Downs Primary School Redwood Park Primary School Fairview Park Primary School St Davids Parish Primary School Ridgehaven Primary School Banksia Park Primary School
Walkerville Area - City of Walkerville	Walkerville Primary School Wilderness School St Andrew's School St Monica's Catholic School Vale Park Primary School
Cowandilla Area - City of West Torrens	Cowandilla Primary School Torrensville Primary School Richmond Primary School St George College Tenison Woods Catholic School St John Bosco Catholic School
Elizabeth Area - City of Playford	St Mary Magdelene's School Elizabeth Vale Primary School Elizabeth South Primary School Elizabeth Grove Primary School Elizabeth East Primary School
Nairne Area - District Council of Mt Barker	Nairne Primary School Littlehampton Primary School
Hallett Cove Area - City of Marion	Hallett Cove South Primary School Hallett Cove East Primary School Hallett Cove School
Magill Area - City of Campbelltown and City of Burnside	East Torrens Primary School Rostrevor College St Joseph's School, Tranmere Stradbroke Primary School Magill Primary School
Unley Area - City of Unley	Glen Osmond Primary School Parkside Primary School St Raphael’s School Sunrise Christian School Unley Primary School St Spyridon College
Prospect Area -City of Prospect	Blackfriars Priory School Blair Athol Primary School Nailsworth Primary School Prospect Primary School Rosary School
Brighton Area -City of Holdfast Bay	Glenelg Primary School Brighton Primary School Seacliff Primary School St Teresa’s School
Blackwood Area -City of Mitcham	Bellevue Heights Primary School Blackwood Primary School Coromandel Valley Primary School Eden Hills Primary School
Burnside Area -City of Burnside	Rose Park Primary School Burnside Primary School Linden Park Primary School
Gawler Area -Town of Gawler	Gawler Primary School Gawler East Primary School Immanuel Lutheran Gawler School
COUNCILS	RURAL SCHOOLS
Waikerie Area - District Council of Loxton/Waikerie:	Waikerie Lutheran Primary School Ramco Primary School Waikerie Primary School
Melrose Area - District Council of Mount Remarkable:	Melrose Primary School
Wallaroo Area - District Council of Cooper Coast	Wallaroo Primary School Kalori Primary School
Tanunda Area - Barossa Council	Tanunda Primary School Tanunda Lutheran Primary
Strathalbyn Area - Alexandrina Council	Eastern Fleurieu School - Ashbourne Campus Eastern Fleurieu School - Langhorne Creek Campus Eastern Fleurieu School - Milang Campus Eastern Fleurieu School - Strathalbyn Campus Murraylands Christian College
Barmera Area - Berri Barmera Council	Glossop Primary School Riverland Christian School Barmera Primary School St Joseph’s Barmera