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| More than one-third of children know someone who has been hit by a car and 75% feel "plagued" by fast traffic in their communities, a survey suggests. | More than one-third of children know someone who has been hit by a car and 75% feel "plagued" by fast traffic in their communities, a survey suggests. |
| Road safety group Brake, which quizzed 16,116 children for the survey, vowed "not to rest" until 20mph zones were common around schools and homes. | Road safety group Brake, which quizzed 16,116 children for the survey, vowed "not to rest" until 20mph zones were common around schools and homes. |
| A petition seeking such zones is being delivered to Downing Street by children whose siblings died in crashes. | A petition seeking such zones is being delivered to Downing Street by children whose siblings died in crashes. |
| The government said progress had been made in reducing casualties. | The government said progress had been made in reducing casualties. |
| Children aged from five to 15 were surveyed by Brake in the UK as part of National Road Safety Week. | |
| The youngsters delivering the petition to Downing Street will be joined by children who have been injured in crashes. | The youngsters delivering the petition to Downing Street will be joined by children who have been injured in crashes. |
| 'A disgrace' | |
| Brake chief executive Mary Williams said TV campaigns and local authority measures were not enough. | |
| "In a civilised society it is a disgrace that we allow children to die on roads," Ms Williams said. | |
| If a child's hit at 20, there's a good chance they'll survive; hit at 40, they're nearly dead every time David Jones, whose daughter Natalie was killed in a road crash | |
| "We will not rest until there are statutory 20mph safety zones around all communities. This will stop deaths and transform communities." | "We will not rest until there are statutory 20mph safety zones around all communities. This will stop deaths and transform communities." |
| David Jones's daughter, Natalie, from Bury in Greater Manchester, died after she was hit by a car travelling at 61mph in a 30mph zone. | |
| He told BBC Radio Five Live that lower speed limits would help reduce deaths. | |
| "If a child's hit at 20, there's a good chance they'll survive; hit at 40, they're nearly dead every time," Mr Jones said. | |
| Chelsea Warner was hit along with two teenage friends outside her school in north London. | |
| Speaking before joining the group at Downing Street, she said: "It was the most frightening thing you can imagine. One man's decision to drive dangerously changed our lives forever." | |
| Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick said child road casualties had fallen dramatically since the 1990s, but "still far too many children are killed or injured on our roads". | |
| He said the government had introduced a child road safety strategy earlier this year to tackle the problem. | |
| "We are continuing to make progress at reducing casualties across the board, but clearly there is no acceptable level," Mr Fitzpatrick said. |