Pedestrians - facts and figures

• The single biggest child safety issue for children in the UK is being killed or injured in a road collision.
• In 2010, 261 children were injured on Kent’s roads.
• 42% of all pedestrian casualties in Kent were under the age of 16 years.
• Most child pedestrian crashes happen close to home, on residential roads.
• During school term time, crashes peak between 8am and 9am, and between 3pm and 6pm, when children travel to and from school.
• Secondary school aged children are most at risk of being involved in a pedestrian crash.
• Drivers can make the most difference in reducing pedestrian road crashes by slowing down, especially when children are around.
• Even in good weather conditions, the difference between 30mph and 35mph is an extra stopping distance of about 6.5 metres - around the length of 3 hospital beds.
• Without reflective clothing or items, a child pedestrian is only visible from 30 metres away in low beam headlights.
• By wearing a reflector, they become visible at 150 metres, giving drivers 5 times the distance to notice them, and more importantly, avoid them.