Road Safety in Black and Minority Ethnic Communities

People from black and ethnic minority communities are involved in almost nine per cent of all accidents in the city. This is far higher than the national average rate - source: 2001 Police Accident Data. The work that we do aims to tackle this issue.

Road safety talks

We provide talks that are often attended by black and minority ethnic groups. Topics include:

• travelling to school safely;
• teaching pre-school children to cross the road; and
• in-car safety advice.

These talks take place at local venues such as mosques, mum-to-mum groups and health centres.

Road Safety Display

Our English and Urdu display is aimed at the local Asian community. It illustrates road safety themes and is used at our roadshows. The display is regularly on show in local mosques, clinics and libraries.

Road safety leaflets

To help children from this section of our community stay safe, the Government have produced an advice booklet called Teaching Children Road Safety. It is available in Punjabi, Gujarati, Urdu, Bengali and English. To get your free copy, contact us using the details below.

Other leaflets are also available on a range of road safety subjects.

Our success stories

A growing number of minority ethnic communities are using our road safety services. We have seen an increase in the number of enquiries about how parents can protect themselves and their children while travelling on our roads. We have also seen a greater number of mothers attending our car-seat checking days.

Contact us

For further information e-mail transportation@stoke.gov.uk or phone 01782 232063.