Starting out Safely newsletters

The Starting Out Safely road safety education newsletter series has been developed for inclusion in early childhood service newsletters.

The 15 newsletter items include practical advice and evidence based information for parents and carers to help them to assist their children to be safe in the road environment. The newsletter items cover the topics of pedestrian safety, role modelling, child restraints and booster seats, safe play and resources.

The newsletter items are available to download in both colour and black and white.

Pedestrian safety

• Every journey is a road safety learning opportunity - colour version [JPG 125 Kb]
• Every journey is a road safety learning opportunity - black and white [JPG 114 Kb]

• Talk as you walk - colour version [JPG 112 Kb]
• Talk as you walk - black and white version [JPG 76 Kb]

• Five things adults can do to keep children safe near roads - colour version [JPG 109 Kb] 
• Five things adults can do to keep children safe near roads - black and white version [JPG 96 Kb]

• Stop! Look! Listen! Think! - colour version [JPG 133 Kb]
• Stop! Look! Listen! Think! - black and white version [JPG 122 Kb]

• Getting children in and out of cars safely - colour version [JPG 110 Kb]
• Getting children in and out of cars safely - black and white version [JPG 81 Kb]

Pedestrian safety for children with vision impairments

Vision Australia and Guide Dogs Victoria have developed a road safety information sheet for parents and carers of children with vision impairments.

• Pedestrian safety for children with vision impairments [PDF 96 Kb]
• Pedestrian safety for children with vision impairments [DOCX 66 Kb]

Child restraints and booster seats

• Ensure your child travels in the safest restraint - colour version [JPG 100 Kb]
• Ensure your child travels in the safest restraint - black and white version [JPG 84 Kb]

• Installing and using child restraints correctly - colour version [JPG 127 Kb]
• Installing and using child restraints correctly - black and white version [JPG 103 Kb]

• Keeping children safe in motor vehicles (Birth to 2 years) - colour version [JPG 156 Kb]
• Keeping children safe in motor vehicles (Birth to 2 years) - black and white version [JPG 146 Kb]

• Keeping children safe in motor vehicles (2 to 3 year olds) - colour version [JPG 153 Kb]
• Keeping children safe in motor vehicles (2 to 3 year olds) - black and white version [JPG 147 Kb]

• Keeping children safe in motor vehicles (4 to 5 year olds) - colour version [JPG 164 Kb]
• Keeping children safe in motor vehicles (4 to 5 year olds) - black and white version [JPG 153 Kb]

• A warning about child safety harnesses - colour version [JPG 133 Kb]
• A warning about child safety harnesses - black and white version [JPG 118 Kb]

Role modelling

• Be a good road safety road model - colour version [JPG 112 Kb]
• Be a good road safety road model - black and white version [JPG 81 Kb]

Safe play

• Safe riding - colour version [JPG 140 Kb]
• Safe riding - black and white version [JPG 119 Kb]

• Playing safely away from traffic - colour version [JPG 127 Kb]
• Playing safely away from traffic - black and white version [JPG 114 Kb]

Resources

• Making road safety fun - colour version [JPG 143 Kb]
• Making road safety fun - black and white version [JPG 117 Kb]