Road safety quiz coming to Tyrone

A QUIZ geared at educating young people on the dangers of the road is coming to Tyrone.

Road Safe NI, a charity which promotes safety on the roads, recently launched the Northern Ireland Primary School Road Safety Quiz 2024 aimed at children – our most vulnerable road users.

Primary schools are invited to enter the local heats, which are being held across January and February. Two teams from each will then progress to the NI final in Cookstown this March.

Davy Jackson, of Road Safe NI, said, “The event has grown significantly over the last two decades and in 2023 we had over 220 primary schools register. It is vitality important that we educate young road users on key road safety issues.

“Budget cuts across Northern Ireland have had a significant impact on road safety education in schools and our aim is to involve as many primary schools as possible to ensure that children, who are one of the most vulnerable road users have an opportunity to learn the rules of the road and so they are safe when using the road.”

The table quiz format will cover both road safety and general knowledge.

Each school can send one team of four pupils from P7.

The NI final is be sponsored by accident management firm, CRASH Services, with individual heats being sponsored by local businesses and supported by other organisations including emergency services, PCSPs, and local councils.

Details on dates and venues are detailed below and school entry forms can accessed by emailing schoolquiz@roadsafeni.org or by telephoning Davy on 07934 132597. Closing date for the submission of forms is January 12.