Question: “What can you tell mum and dad when you catch them texting or talking on their phones while driving?” Answer: “Don’t! My life depends on it.”
That’s just one of the road safety messages shared by our Road Safety Coordinator Jeni Thornborough at the Clued Up Kids event with more than 500 youngsters involved.
The annual multi-agency programme teaches primary school-aged children confidence and life skills to help them stay safe in a range of real-life scenarios.
The hands-on road safety display included our new oversized road safety puzzle where students identified what people were doing right and wrong. They then discussed what they found in the puzzle and how they could keep themselves safe on or around our roads.
Jeni says there were lots of conversations about what they can say to mum and dad when they catch them texting or talking on their phones while driving.
Our Harbourmaster team asked the question “If you fall out of a boat, what do you need to float?” Answer: “A life jacket.”
Deputy Harbourmaster Paul Appleby says the kids got to put on a lifejacket and ensure it was worn correctly, before getting a tour of the harbourmaster boat ‘Sentinel’ and then see what it’s like to use a life raft. Paul says it was encouraging to see so many keen young people learning about safety on the water.