Crossing a road can really ruin a text!

Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership are working together to improve the safety of all road users on Warwickshire’s roads.

As part of a wider focus on vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, and cyclists, partners want to raise awareness of the dangers of being distracted and potential consequences. Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership are planning to run a campaign encouraging 11 – 16-year-olds to put their mobile phone away when walking and cycling and to focus on the road and their surroundings.

Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership recently conducted a Public Attitude Survey which highlighted that 8% of respondents admit to always using a hand-held device when walking, 38% often use a device and 28% sometimes. Only 7% of those asked stated that they never use a hand-held device when walking. These results evidence that hand-held devices, such as mobile phones are putting people in danger as they use them on the move – texting, looking at social media etc.

Launching September 2023, we are asking Warwickshire secondary schools to support the campaign by placing the ‘Walking can really ruin a phone’ poster on footways within the school grounds, close to school exits to act as a reminder of the dangers of using their devices whilst walking, cycling, and crossing the road.

Mobile phones create distractions and put young people and other road users at risk and this campaign aims to raise awareness of the dangers.

This campaign would be funded by Warwickshire Road Safety partners, and there would not be a cost to individual schools.

If your school would like to express an interest or find out more, please email: roadsafetyeducation@warwickshire.gov.uk

It’s not rocket science #StopSitText #DontWalkAndText