Road safety education: attitudes and teaching practices of primary and secondary school teachers

Questionnaires were distributed to a selection of 75 primary schools and 22 secondary schools in New South Wales. A sample was chosen to proportionally represent state government and Catholic schools, metropolitan and rural schools and education regions in both of these education sectors. Teachers were asked to respond to a variety of background questions, to specific questions on road safety teaching practices and on their attitudes to teaching road safety education. Many of the issues raised can be used in future implementation and evaluation of road safety education programs and support materials in schools.