Children and parents take steps towards safer roads this National Walk Safely to School Day

More than a million students travel to and from school every day in New South Wales, and today the NSW Government and Pedestrian Council of Australia is urging children and families to leave their cars at home and choose to walk to mark National Walk Safely to School Day.

The annual event is part of National Road Safety Week, and all primary school children, where possible, are encouraged to walk safely to school.

Read the full media release here (PDF, 82.13 KB).