Child victim of the street walk into a room, the United Kingdom
Deaths of children walking increased by 26 per cent as against 87 in 2002 to 110 years ago, according to a report by the British government. The number killed in 8-19 years were particularly high in the United Kingdom than in other Western European countries in recent years. The deaths of young children has fallen, but death is the road leading cause of death for 11-16 years, children increasingly begin to travel on their own walking and cycling, rather than being driven by car. Brake, the charity for road safety, said that the publication of road deaths and injuries National Statistics annual report showing Watch Out Theres A Kid About campaign which calls for the areas of security around homes and schools including 20 mph limits, warning signs, cameras, traffic police and
tougher sentences for killer drivers.Mary Williams OBE, chief executive of Brake, said: We are facing a national crisis of 10 people die every day on UK roads and the Government should be ashamed that this is not to make faster progress in reducing the carnage, especially its inability to protect our children once they are large enough to allow them - as we must - to walk alone. The Department of Transport is steering at low speed, 60 reception areas in the United Kingdom, and many local authorities do not can afford to implement safety measures in their neighborhoods, said the brake.
The government has launched a major campaign this year to raise their children to school on foot as concerns about rising levels of obesity in the United Kingdom. hda-online.