PRIMARY schools in York and North Yorkshire are being asked to sign up to a world record-breaking attempt to teach kids road safety.

Road safety charity Brake and supermarket Asda are calling for teachers to sign up to take part in their Record Breaking Walking Bus attempt on Wednesday, June 15, at 10am.

A walking bus is a safe way for children to get to and from school, walking in pairs hand-in-hand along the safest possible route, while being supervised by adults.

Each child is asked to raise a minimum of £1 for Brake, but schools and children who do not wish to fundraise are still welcome to take part.

All funds raised will help Brake continue its work to stop death and injury on the roads and to care for people bereaved and seriously injured following a road crash.

It is hoped that up to 50,000 school children across the UK will simultaneously take part in a short, supervised walk using safe routes near their schools. Teachers will receive free resources including guidance notes, a road safety teaching pack, lesson plans, posters, placards, worksheets and free stickers for each child taking part. Schools taking part should send an email to walkingbus@brake.org.uk stating their name, the name of their school and their phone number.

Last year, 10,000 pupils from 105 schools raised more than £24,000 for Brake's work, helping to support the victims of road crashes, particularly bereaved and traumatised children who have lost a loved one in a road crash.

Updated: 09:28 Wednesday, January 12, 2005