Wednesday 26 September 2012

Does your child feel safe cycling on the road?

The police have an online survey for 11 - 15 year olds to fill out. The questions include

You'll notice that there is no option for 'Cycling on the road', perhaps unsurprisingly. But what about where 11 - 15 year olds feel least safe? Nope, not allowed to opt for 'Cycling on the road' there either. It's be interesting to see where it would figure in the stats if it was given as an option.


There follow lots of questions about bullying, gangs, knife crime, theft of valuable objects (eg ipods, phones but bicycles not mentioned) before you get to this list. How likely is it that 'Car crime / road safety' will be in the top three?