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| An internet tool teaching schoolchildren about the dangers of roads has been launched. | An internet tool teaching schoolchildren about the dangers of roads has been launched. |
| Part of the Department for Transport's annual road safety drive, the website aims to cut the number of accidents involving young people of school age. | Part of the Department for Transport's annual road safety drive, the website aims to cut the number of accidents involving young people of school age. |
| Nearly 3,500 children were killed or seriously injured on the UK's roads last year - almost half between 3pm and 6pm. | Nearly 3,500 children were killed or seriously injured on the UK's roads last year - almost half between 3pm and 6pm. |
| The 3M Streetwise website is aimed at children aged seven to 11. | The 3M Streetwise website is aimed at children aged seven to 11. |
| Written by teachers and backed by road safety charity Brake, it includes lesson plans and is designed to be used within the National Curriculum. | Written by teachers and backed by road safety charity Brake, it includes lesson plans and is designed to be used within the National Curriculum. |
| Highlighting the Be Safe Be Seen campaign, Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman said: "As the winter nights draw in and the clocks go back we need our children to be clearly visible." | Highlighting the Be Safe Be Seen campaign, Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman said: "As the winter nights draw in and the clocks go back we need our children to be clearly visible." |
| With teacher, pupil and parent zones, the site contains interactive information and educational games. | With teacher, pupil and parent zones, the site contains interactive information and educational games. |
| Brake chief executive Mary Williams said: "A staggering 67 children are killed or seriously hurt on Great Britain's roads every week and we believe education of children, parents and drivers has a key role to play in reducing that number." | Brake chief executive Mary Williams said: "A staggering 67 children are killed or seriously hurt on Great Britain's roads every week and we believe education of children, parents and drivers has a key role to play in reducing that number." |
| More cameras | More cameras |
| This week the Transport Select Committee called for more speed cameras and more police to reduce the number of accidents on Britain's roads. | This week the Transport Select Committee called for more speed cameras and more police to reduce the number of accidents on Britain's roads. |
| Its report, Roads Policing and Technology - Getting the Balance Right, said new technologies should be approved more rapidly. | Its report, Roads Policing and Technology - Getting the Balance Right, said new technologies should be approved more rapidly. |
| MPs criticised rules that allow cameras to be sited only where there is a record of deaths or serious injuries. | MPs criticised rules that allow cameras to be sited only where there is a record of deaths or serious injuries. |
| But the transport department said those rules were changed in April and local authorities now have more flexibility. | But the transport department said those rules were changed in April and local authorities now have more flexibility. |
| Road Safety Week takes place from 6 to 12 November. | Road Safety Week takes place from 6 to 12 November. |