Together we can create a safer and more secure school route for children

Updated: 16 March 2022

With the help of our mapping tool pointSurvey it is easier to carry out surveys of how roads and places are experienced and in that way produce a basis to work further with in order to develop roads and places along the school route.

With pointSurvey it is easier to contribute to urban planning. It helps to produce a basis for improving the school area by highlighting and providing evidence on how pedestrian crossings and pavements where children often cross the road can be improved.

Help us contribute to society by encouraging children to walk or cycle to school instead of being driven by car. This promotes both road safety around the schools and children’s wellbeing and health. With the help of our mapping tool pointSurvey it is easier to carry out surveys of how roads and places are experienced and in that way produce a basis to work further with in order to develop roads and places along the school route. #RoadSafety

We strive for what is best for children, just as the Convention on the Rights of the Child does. We believe that children being involved in influencing things is a winning concept for securing school routes to and from school. Taking part in children’s own experiences is, we think, the best influence on how the roads can be made safer. #ChildRights

We think it is particularly important that children should always feel safe and secure when they walk to and from school. That is why we choose to focus on how the school route is experienced from the children’s perspective and where it is most trafficked. This is to prevent children’s insecurity, uncertainty or fear for various reasons.

With pointSurvey it is easier to contribute to urban planning. It helps to produce a basis for improving the school area by highlighting and providing evidence on how pedestrian crossings and pavements where children often cross the road can be improved. But also on how, among other things, lighting can be improved and risks reduced in trafficked areas by putting up speed signs and road markings. #UrbanPlanning

It is also a shared responsibility between school and municipality, but also an engagement among parents, teachers and headteachers for a successful result. Getting children to use pointSurvey frequently both increases security among the schools and the parents, as they get a better picture of which routes are experienced as safe and therefore do not need to worry about their children in the same way as before.