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following information is supplied by the TravelSmart
Schools Program, in the interests of our students' personal
safety.
Click
here for information about TravelSmart
at Chancellor College - regarding buses, school crossings, walking and
cycling to school.
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What
is TravelSmart?
TravelSmart
is a voluntary travel behaviour change program to encourage Queenslanders
to use more sustainable modes of transport such as walking, cycling, car
pooling and public transport.
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Why
TravelSmart?
Traffic
congestion is a problem at Chancellor State College. The TravelSmart
Schools Program was chosen to help alleviate this problem.
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For
further information visit...
http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/travelsmart,
www.roadsafety.qld.gov.au,
and www.transport.qld.gov.au/cycling
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| Walk or cycle to
school.
It’s a great way to:
- get physical
- save the environment
- practise road safety skills
- improve concentration
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Catching a bus to
school is:
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A walk to the bus helps to boost
physical activity levels and can develop your child’s confidence to
travel independently. Health professionals say that even a
10 minute walk to the bus is good for health – no matter what your age.
Accumulate exercise throughout the day
when you TravelSmart, and help the environment at the same time.
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Minimising
risks – walk, bus or cycle to school
Risk is inherent in
both being active and being inactive. Health professionals say that the
risk of being injured through physical activity is far outweighed by the
benefits.
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| Injuries |
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Did you
know that there is a higher risk of injury when you drive your children to
school as compared to other modes of transport?
76% of children who are injured in a traffic-related incident were vehicle
passengers compared with 22% of injured children who are injured as
pedestrians on a public road. (see http://www.kidsandtraffic.mq.edu.au/ )
For
information about how you can minimise injury risks, see www.roadsafety.qld.gov.au/
and http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/cycling.
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| Personal
security |
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Although relatively
uncommon, any crime against a child is tragic. However, loss of life due
to the presence of cars is a much more common tragedy than crimes such as
abduction, which are more heavily reported in the media.
Did you know that for
Queensland children who are harmed, the natural parent was believed to be
responsible in 84% of substantiations and step-parents in a further 5%?
(Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Child Protection Australia
2001-02, page 21).
For information about
how to help children protect themselves, see http://www.protective-behaviours.org.au/about.htm
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| The
paradox of driving children to school |
| Parents
want to ensure the safety of their children on their way to school by
driving them there. However, traffic creates the single most significant
danger near schools. It is this apparent danger that leads parents to
drive their children to school in a vicious cycle that can only be broken
when parents resist their cars and encourage children to travel to school
in groups, either by bus, on foot or by bicycle. |
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TravelSmart
at Chancellor College |
