Parents

Road safety for parents and carers

As a parent or carer of children and teenagers, road safety takes on a new perspective. Your role is critical in helping your children develop safe road skills - from teaching young children how to cross the road safely or ride bikes, through to helping older children learn how to drive responsibly and safely. We have a range of information available to help with all your duties as a parent or carer:

Children

Child Restraints - securing these safely and knowing what ages to move children up
Positive role modelling - learning about safe driving starts as young as 5 years old
Teaching children about road safety - ensuring young children are given the best understanding of road rules helps them safely negotiate the roads from early on through to when they are driving, this includes:
- Walking
- Riding bicycles
- Toys with wheels (such as scooters, skateboards, etc)
- Travelling on buses

Learner and P plate drivers

It is important to give young and new drivers a solid start to learning and understanding the responsibilities of driving:

Learner Drivers:

Teaching learner drivers
Learner driver information
Driver supervisor information
Learner driver resources
Driving practice
L and P plate drivers should learn and experience as much possible - visit the Drive Smart Course
New drivers should buy the safest car available - visit: How Safe Is Your First Car

P Plate Drivers:

Helping P plate drivers
Driver supervisor information
Encouraging P plate drivers to stay safe learn from the Safer P Platers website
L and P plate drivers should learn and experience as much possible - visit the Drive Smart Course
P plate drivers should buy the safest car available - visit: How Safe Is Your First Car


Parents Road safety for parents and carers As a parent or carer of children and teenagers, road safety takes on a new perspective. Your role is critical in helping your children develop safe road skills - from teaching young children how to cross the road safely or ride bikes, through to helping older children learn how to drive responsibly and safely. We have a range of information available to help with all your duties as a parent or carer: Children Child Restraints - securing these safely and knowing what ages to move children up Positive role modelling - learning about safe driving starts as young as 5 years old Teaching children about road safety - ensuring young children are given the best understanding of road rules helps them safely negotiate the roads from early on through to when they are driving, this includes: Walking Riding bicycles Toys with wheels (such as scooters, skateboards, etc) Travelling on buses Learner and P plate drivers It is important to give young and new drivers a solid start to learning and understanding the responsibilities of driving: Learner Drivers: Teaching learner drivers Learner driver information Driver supervisor information Learner driver resources Driving practice L and P plate drivers should learn and experience as much possible - visit the Drive Smart Course New drivers should buy the safest car available - visit: How Safe Is Your First Car P Plate Drivers: Helping P plate drivers Driver supervisor information Encouraging P plate drivers to stay safe learn from the Safer P Platers website L and P plate drivers should learn and experience as much possible - visit the Drive Smart Course P plate drivers should buy the safest car available - visit: How Safe Is Your First Car