| Safety ‘first’ for Knockainey National School |
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| Written by Rachael Finucane | |
| Wednesday, 15 October 2008 | |
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The Seatbelt Sheriff is a fun way to get children involved in saving lives on the road and first class pupils become sheriffs by taking a pledge to wear their seatbelts and make sure that everyone else in the car is buckled up, too using a badge and certificate to enforce the rule. After becoming honorary Seatbelt Sheriffs in first class, Hi Glo Silver encourages second class students to wear bright clothing when they are out walking or cycling and remind their parents to do the same. The RSA believes that schemes such as these have been partly responsible for a consistent increase in seatbelt wearing rates for primary school children in 2007. The estimated seatbelt wearing rate for primary school goers in rear seats increased from 64% in 2006 to 70% in 2007 and in the case of front seatbelts this increased from 67% to 80%. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Noel Brett, Chief Executive, Road Safety Authority said that he is “delighted to present these awards to children who have not only put great thought and effort into their road safety posters, but who demonstrate by their presence today the important role they play in road safety”. “Seatbelt Sheriff and Hi Glo Silver are educational programmes that promote a fun way for children to get involved in saving lives on the roads, encouraging them to understand and practice road safety. And the statistics from our recent Survey of Seatbelt Wearing show that campaigns like these are having the right effect.” Minister of State, Noel Ahern, commended the children saying that the “awards ceremony is a great opportunity to highlight the importance of road safety awareness and education of children from a young age. I heartily congratulate all award winners, parents and teachers”. |
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