• If you use a buggy or pushchair, strap in your child securely and keep the buggy or pushchair well back from the edge of the road when getting ready to cross.
  • If you use a buggy on hilly streets, use a strap that goes around your wrist and the buggy handle; it means if you slip and let go, the buggy won’t roll away.
  • If you are pushing a buggy as well as looking after an older child, teach the older child to hold on to the buggy too and walk alongside you, on the inside.
  • If you can cope with the weight, a front or back carrier is a safer way to carry a baby near busy roads, and means your hands are free for other children’s hands.