YOUNGSTERS are taking part in safety workshops so they can spread the message to their parents and relatives about dangers on a notorious road.

Cheshire County Council road safety teams are running special Look Out! workshops at primary schools near the A530 Middlewich Road, which runs between Middlewich and Nantwich.

The A530 was named a Red Route by Cheshire Safer Roads Partnership earlier this year because of the number of accidents on the road.

The road has seen 10 deaths in the last three years and carries the highest risk of a potentially serious or fatal crash.

Years 5 and 6 pupils from six schools in Crewe are taking part in the workshops to increase their road safety awareness and develop their decision-making and risk assessment skills.

Figures have revealed that the majority of drivers involved in crashes on the A530 are from the local area, and one of the aims of the workshops is to encourage children to spread the safer driving message to their families.

Youngsters from Leighton Primary School in Minshull New Road have taken part in interactive activities to learn about what drivers can do to make the A530 a safer road.

Lucy Goodwin, aged nine, said: "The workshop was very interesting.

"I enjoyed learning about the two-second rule to keep a safe distance when driving, and how weather affects stopping distance."

Daniel Neal, aged nine, said: "We learnt that you need to be aware of everything that is going on when you're driving and not just concentrate on one thing.

"We also learnt that it's important to regularly check the tread on tyres because this can cause an accident."

Senior road safety officer Justine Hart, who is involved in delivering the workshops, said: "Most crashes are caused by drivers who live in the local area.

"What we want is the children to act as road safety ambassadors to get the message across.

"All the activities promote three main messages to drivers – take an extra look when joining and leaving the road, slow down before bends and keep your distance."

Leighton Primary headteacher Glyn Turner said: "The workshops are an excellent idea. We already do a lot of work with Community Speedwatch, and given our proximity to the A530 it is important the pupils learn about what can be done to make the road safer.

"The workshops have fitted in well with the school curriculum, and were an interactive and informative way of getting messages across which aim to reduce the risk of the children and their families being involved in road accidents."

Workshops will be taking place this week at Underwood West Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, and at Mablins Lane Community Primary School on Monday.