Road Safety

Tell us how you think Southwark's roads could be safer

The road safety team aims to reduce road casualties and is committed to making Southwark's road users as informed about road safety as possible.

We promote road safety through

Education
Training
Publicity

for all ages and types of road user, from pre-school children to the elderly.

Education

Reducing the number of accidents on the road involves changing attitudes through a planned and structured programme for children and adults.

Road awareness needs to be developed from an early age and continued throughout life. We offer a service to playgroups, nurseries and schools in Southwark which includes

Road safety projects tailored to the national curriculum
Educational resources
Guidance on school road safety policies

Our resources includes information for all road users.

Training

We provide training for

Child pedestrians
Cyclists

Publicity

We promote through high profile campaigns including

HGVs
Drink drive
Child seat checks (also run by the trading standards team)
Speed awareness
Junior citizen
Junior road safety officers
Childrens traffic club

Contact us

Gareth Tuffery
Tel: 020 7525 5566
gareth.tuffery@southwark.gov.uk
PO Box 64529
London SE1P 5LX
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

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