Cranebrook primary students awarded $1700 for Road Education program

Braddock Primary School was today awarded a $1700 NRMA Motoring & Services´ Community Grant that will allow students to participate in the Community and Road Education Scheme (CARES) jointly run by Penrith City Council, the Roads & Traffic Authority and NSW Police.

NRMA Director, Gary Punch, congratulated Braddock Primary School for making road safety a priority in the classroom and praised Penrith Council, the RTA and NSW Police for joining together and providing such a valuable road safety education program.

?Students from Braddock Primary School have been involved in bicycle accidents that resulted in injury and a visit to the CARES Centre at St Mary´s will raise student awareness of road safety issues,? Mr Punch said.

?We want to lower the risk of student crashes and drive home to students the importance of taking care on the road.

?Braddock Primary School sees road safety education as a priority and a visit to the CARES Centre will compliment classroom teaching with practical and valuable road safety activities.

?NRMA is proud to support such a worthwhile initiative that has such a positive benefit for the local community.

?Projects such as CARES are the very reason why NRMA offers the Community Grants to local community groups and councils.

?The NRMA Community Grants give local neighborhoods an opportunity to develop solutions to road safety problems that are important to them.?

Six classes of Braddock Primary School students will participate in the CARES program which teaches basic road rules and road survival skills for students between year three and year six.

Mr Punch said he was happy to see such a solid example of community groups working together to make young children safer on the roads in practical ways.

This year NRMA has awarded nearly $100,000 worth of road safety grants to 23 community groups and councils throughout NSW.

All applications received were assessed by a panel of representatives including local government and community groups.