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Welcome to the Road Safety Website
Road Safety Team have movedThe Cardiff Road Safety Team has now relocated from its Briardene Road Safety Centre on North Road to its new headquarters at Maindy Centre. The team will be working closely with the Maindy Leisure Centre staff to offer the public of Cardiff a more comprehensive service, including a range of cyclist training opportunities. Our new contact details are: Cardiff Council - Road Safety Centre Tel: 029 2078 8521 |
New Road Safety Centre - Maindy
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How to reach the new Road Safety Centre pdf
| Link to Maindy Centre website | Link to Maindy Centre leisure activities |
On the Road Safety Centre website, you can access a wide-range of useful information on all aspects of road safety education, training and publicity and the School Crossing Patrol Service.
In addition you can find details of local road safety services provided by the Road Safety Team. There is a host of information on this site for schools and children of all ages and abilities, e.g. Quizzes, competitions, Safer Routes to School project ideas and the Roadie Club.
The website also contains links to other road safety websites and there is a useful search facility.
A wide range of traffic education resources, which are linked to the national curriculum are available for loan to schools and educational establishments.
News & Events..
Child Cyclist Holiday Courses 2010
These courses will be held at the Road Safety Centre at Maindy Stadium during the 2010 school holidays. Further details will be published in due course.
Seat belt/child restraint wearing requirements
Children under 3 years MUST use the child restraint appropriate for their weight in any vehicle (including vans and other goods vehicles)
Child car seat fitting service and safety checks
Staff at the Road Safety Centre are available to carry out safety checks and provide advice on the correct fitting of child car seats and restraints. If you would like further details. For further details or to make an appointment, please contact us on Cardiff (029) 2078 8521.
Green Cones Scheme
Indiscriminate and dangerous parking near schools is putting the lives of parents and children at risk, therefore a number of primary schools in Cardiff are now using special Green Cones in the carriageway to prevent motorists from parking on the yellow zig zag lines near the entrance.
Mobile Phone Law
It is illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone when driving and the penalties are going up. From 27 February 2007 you will receive a £60 fine and three penalty points on your licence. Switch off before you drive off.
Pass Plus Cymru - Young Driver's Improvment Scheme
Cardiff Council’s Road Safety Team in conjunction with Road Safety Wales, MAC Driver Training and other local authorities across Wales are promoting the "Pass Plus Cymru", scheme until March 2010.
Motorised Exhibition Vehicle
The Road Safety Team is now operating a state-of-the-art 7.5 tonne motorised exhibition vehicle, which is the first of its type in Wales and possibly in the UK.
