Unintentional injuries on the road: interventions for under 15s

Introduction

The Department of Health (DH) asked the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to produce public health guidance on preventing unintentional injuries to those aged under 15 on the road. This guidance focuses on road design and modification.

The guidance is for local highway authorities, local strategic partnerships, directors of public health, health professionals who have a responsibility for preventing or treating unintentional injuries affecting children and young people aged under 15, and school travel planners. It may also be of interest to road users, children, young people, their parents and carers and other members of the public.

The guidance complements, but does not replace, NICE guidance on promoting physical activity.

The Public Health Interventions Advisory Committee (PHIAC) developed these recommendations on the basis of reviews of the evidence, cost-effectiveness modelling, expert advice, stakeholder comments and fieldwork.

Members of PHIAC are listed in appendix A. The methods used to develop the guidance are summarised in appendix B. Supporting documents used to prepare this document are listed in appendix E.

See the full details of the evidence collated, including fieldwork data and stakeholder comments, along with a list of the stakeholders involved and NICE's supporting process and methods manuals.