A team of schoolchildren from Pontlliw Primary School have been crowned Swansea’s road safety champions.
The five-strong team of pupils beat off tough competition from pupils at five other local schools to prove they know everything there is to know about keeping safe on Swansea’s busy roads.
Swansea Council’s Road Safety Team organise the event every year to test school pupils’ knowledge of all road safety related issues in a fun way.
The Pontlliw team will now go on to represent Swansea in the regional road safety quiz which takes place in Bridgend on June 15.
Adrian Smith, Deputy Headteacher at Pontlliw, said:
“We are delighted and very proud of our Road Safety Team members who are the winners of the Junior Road Safety Quiz Swansea final.
“Road Safety is an important aspect of school life and our Junior Road Safety Officers are empowered to highlight road safety issues within the school and raise awareness among their fellow pupils.”
John Hague, Cabinet Member for the Environment in Swansea Council, presented the winning team with their trophies.
Cllr Hague said: “The annual road safety quiz is a great way of increasing schoolchildren’s awareness of important road safety issues in a fun way.
“All the schools involved in the quiz have demonstrated they have a good knowledge of road safety.”
The Council intends to plough £256,000 of its annual road safety grant into education to continue its work with schools and young people. Schemes continuing include Kerbcraft and Pass Plus Cymru.
Cllr Hague added: “Provision of road safety education for our schoolchildren is so important. Children need to be aware of the dangers they face on roads. We have a duty to protect the younger generation.”
Latest figures show the number of children from birth to 15 who are involved in road collision accidents in Swansea has halved during the last ten years. On average, 165 children in the same age category were involved in road collisions between 1994 and 1998. Figures recorded in 2008 show this number has dropped to 82.
