“Even confident children misjudge speed. Walking with an adult is still the safest option.” — Kidsafe Australia A Safer Summer for Everyone With more children outdoors over summer, pedestrian safety requires shared responsibility: parents providing supervision, communities designing safer streets, drivers slowing down, and manufacturers continuing to improve...
With school holidays bringing more children outside, experts warn that pedestrian injuries remain a major risk. Here’s what parents need to know about today’s hazards — and the practical steps that keep kids safe. Getting Street Wise: Helping Children Stay Safe Around Traffic As the six-week summer...
Car thieves are getting smarter — and they don’t even need your keys anymore. RACV is warning non-tech-savvy drivers and families to be extra careful, with more thieves using new tricks to steal cars without breaking windows or hot-wiring anything. It’s happening more often in push-start...
We need to talk about the deadly norms of car use, report by Hulya Gilbert and Marco te Brömmelstroet The deaths and injuries caused by car drivers are an everyday occurrence. This road violence has become normalised. We take it for granted as the price we have...
Cars have taken over our neighbourhoods. Matthew Mclaughlin, Hayley Christian, Jasper Schipperijn and Trevor Shilton look at ways to create safer, quieter and more play-friendly streets You might remember your time as a child playing outdoors with friends and walking to school. These activities had tremendous benefits for...
