JUNIOR Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) from schools across the borough spent a day at the London Transport Museum as a reward for a year of hard work.

Year Five and Six pupils from primary schools in Redbridge joined other children from the capital at the museum in Covent Garden for the fun-packed ‘Street Safe Live’ event.

The youngsters were also met by historical characters, including a road sweeper from the 1880s, a bus cleaner from 1916 and a Tube guard from 1978, who were on hand to talk about safety issues while the children took a tour around the time gallery.

JRSOs promote road safety issues in their classrooms and their efforts have helped to reduce the number of children killed or seriously injured on London's roads by 67 per cent, compared to the 1994-98 average.

The day included workshops in which children got to build a balloon powered bus and a performance of the Street Safe Quiz.

Road safety training is particularly crucial for Year Five and Six children as they prepare for secondary school when many of them will be travelling to and from school on their own.

Mayespark Primary School in Goodmayes attended and was represented by JRSO Daryl Wilson, aged ten.

He said: “As a JRSO I help to organise assemblies about road safety and put up posters around the school.

"Being a JRSO has taught me that 70 per cent of the population don’t wear seat belts and it’s important to wear them.”