Young Footballers Back Road Safety Campaign

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Fulham and Chelsea stars say ' Look out for your mates'

Young football stars from five top London clubs, including Fulham and Chelsea, have given their support to Transport

for London's latest road safety campaign to reduce the number of young teenagers killed or seriously injured on London roads.

The footballers, who also included players from Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and AFC Wimbledon Academies posed with their teammates to remind teenagers to 'Look

out for your mates - a slogan which aims to put road safety

in the forefront of teenagers' minds.

367 young people aged 13 to 19 were killed or seriously

injured in the Capital in 2008, and TfL say young teenagers are more likely to be involved as a pedestrian in a road collision than any other age group. Boys and young people from deprived background are particularly vulnerable.

London football clubs are well aware of the influence football has on young boys and football Academies are well established across the city.

Simon Taylor, Chelsea FC Head of Corporate Social Responsibility says:  " Looking after your mates is key to being a successful team on and off the pitch. We would urge young people across London to look after themselves and their friends, especially when crossing the road. As a club Chelsea are fully behind this scheme. "

 

The players from Chelsea FC are left to right: Gael Kakuta, Jacob Mellis, Frank Nouble, Jordan Tabor and Gokon Tore

 

 

 

Fulham FC Academy Director, Huw Jennings, says: “It is important for the Fulham FC Academy to support Transport for London’s latest road safety campaign, since its awareness is targeted at teenagers of the same age group as our Academy scholars. "

 

The players from Fulham FC are left to right: Lewis Thomas, Courtney Harris, Reece Jones and Paudie Quinn

 

 

 

Along with the players' involvement, TfL has produced graphic campaign posters showing young people injured in road accidents to drive home the safety message to as teenagers as possible.

Chris Lines, Head of TfL Road Safety Unit says: "Every day a teenager is killed or seriously injured on London roads. While this number is steadily falling, one injury is still one too many.

" This year Transport for London is spending £57m on further safety measures on the capital's roads, and the campaign is designed to get teenagers talking about road safety in schools."

June 23, 2009