There is often a need, when parents of school children feel that the route they use to take their children to school is hazardous, to have an independent route risk assessment carried out.
The LARSOA Guidelines for the risk assessment of school walking routes are thorough and detailed, and provide an objective procedure for examining a route and determining its "availability" for children.
Having undertaken numerous risk assessments of this type in Leicestershire, Surrey, Cambridgeshire and Essex, TMS is well experienced in the field of assisting Local Authorities and private individuals in assessing not only whether safety issues exist for children walking to school, but also what practical engineering or traffic measures can be taken to improve safety.
Risk Assessments are designed to deal with issues such as: