Road Safety Publications
Kidsafe NSW has been involved in the development of road safety publications on the following issues and are available for you to download free of charge:
- General Road Safety
- Pedestrian Safety
- Passenger Safety
- Driveway Safety
- Bicycle Safety
- Heat Stress in Cars
Keeping Kids safe on and around the road is a brochure produced by Kidsafe NSW which covers a range of areas such as pedestrian and passenger safety, driveways, parked cars and kids on wheels.
A road to child safety is an A4 size poster with summarised information about safe play, passenger safety, bicycle safety and small wheels, driveway safety, pedestrian safety and parked cars. The information on this poster was agreed to and signed off by the Child Road Safety Initiative Steering Committee which includes representatives from key road safety agencies including the RTA and the MAA.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau have produced a resource called Road safety It's not child's play: A guide for parents with children under five. It is a very simple easy to read 12 page booklet outlining why children behave the way they do in traffic and steps to take in order to guard your children in traffic.
The RTA have produced a 14 page booklet called Road safety: A guide for parents and carers of children 0 to 5 years. It contains information on establishing road safety practices and routines, why young children are at risk, pedestrian safety, passenger safety and playing safety (bicycle helmets). NOTE: This file is 5MB and will take a while to download.
As part of the Child Pedestrian Safety In Communities Project, a number of information sheets addressing child pedestrian safety have been developed.
These resources target parents and carers of children aged between 5 and 10 years of age.
They include:
Brochure
Fact Sheet
Question & Answer Sheet
These sheets are also be available in the following languages:
Arabic – Brochure
| Fact Sheet
| Question &
Answer Sheet
Chinese – Brochure
| Fact Sheet
| Question &
Answer Sheet
Vietnamese – Brochure
| Fact Sheet
| Question
& Answer Sheet
Turkish – Brochure
| Question &
Answer Sheet
Passenger Safety
As part of the child passenger safety campaign 'Choose Right Fit Right' a number of resources have been developed. These resources target the parents and carers of children aged 2 - 6.
They include:
Brochure
Poster
Fact Sheet
Question and Answer Sheet
The brochure and poster are also available in the following languages:
Arabic - Brochure | Poster
Chinese - Brochure | Poster
Vietnamese - Brochure | Poster
A parents' guide to kidsafe cars is a comprehensive 28 page book which contains information on the following:
- Choosing an appropriate restraint for your child
- Fitting a child restraint
- When to move your child to the next type of restraint
- Common mistakes in using and fitting child restraints
- Basic safety practices
- General safety in the car
- Choosing the car/ vehicle to fit your family
- Authorised fitting stations
A parents' guide to child restraints and car safety is a 2 page DL flyer that summarises the information in A parents' guide to kidsafe cars. It contains information on types of restraints, what to consider when buying a child restraint and when to move children to the next type of restraint. It is also available in the following languages:
Arabic / Chinese / Korean / Vietnamese
Driveway Safety
Where are your kids? Child safety in your driveway is a 4 page brochure on driveway safety outlining the facts and also what you can do to prevent such a tragedy.
The driveway brochure is also available in the following languages:
Arabic / Chinese / Korean / Vietnamese
Kids on Wheels is a 2 page DL flyer that provides safety tips to help our kids on their wheels. Kids on wheels is also available in the following languages:
Arabic / Chinese / Korean / Vietnamese
Hot cars - Never leave children alone in a car is a 2 page DL flyer that has been designed to provide information to parents about the dangers of leaving children alone in the car. Did you know that on a typical summer's day, the temperature inside a parked car can be 30 to 40 degrees hotter than the outside temperature? Hot cars is also available in the following languages:
Arabic / Chinese / Korean / Vietnamese
You can also request a free Child Road Safety Enquiry Package from Kidsafe NSW which contains hard copies of most of the above brochures by calling (02) 9845 0890 or by emailing the Road Safety Coordinator |
Last updated February 2007