As a father of two young children, I notice the inequity and unfairness of our streets on a daily basis as we walk around our neighbourhood.
For decades, we have built our communities around the car and in doing so, we have created places that are unsafe and unhealthy. It is a stark contrast to how I grew up in Cardiff when I was able to walk to school, on my own, from a young age.
Despite my six-year old’s insistence that he knows how to act safely on the street, the accident figures speak for themselves. Figures show that accidents involving children spike during school drop-off or pick-up times. We also know that road traffic accidents are the main cause of death for children and young people aged five to 29 years.
