Road safety

Drivers

Pass Plus Cymru (age 17-25)

Pass Plus Cymru is a practical driver training course for new drivers aged 17-25 who live in Swansea.

Find out more about Pass Plus courses in Swansea

Drive for Life (age 65+)

Drive for Life is a refresher course for older drivers (age 65+) who wish to update their general driving skills and improve overall confidence. 

It is a one day course held at Gorseinon Fire Station and includes a morning classroom based session and an afternoon practical session. The morning session covers an update of the Highway Code, older driver risk areas and how to reduce them, and health and mobility issues for older drivers as well as examining hazard awareness, motorway driving and seasonal driving. The afternoon session will be practical road training with a qualified Approved Driving Instructor that covers any aspect of safer driving that you wish to refresh. There is no test or assessment on the day and the course is only £20 to residents of Swansea, which includes lunch.

For more information and to book a place on the course please contact us on 01792 636283 or email Road.Safety@swansea.gov.uk

Motorcyclists

BikeSafe

BikeSafe is aimed at full bike licence holders and is designed to enhance existing skills and act as an introduction to advanced riding. Courses are held at weekends at Morriston Fire station and are free.

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Dragon Rider Cymru

Dragon Rider Cymru is an advanced motorcycle rider training course that is delivered by experienced and qualified motorcycle instructors who are accredited by the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency register of post-test motorcycle instructors.

Courses are free.

For more information and how to book visit www.swansea.gov.uk/dragonrider.

Ridersafe

Ridersafe is a moped and low powered motorbike training for people aged 16-24 years living in Swansea who have a provisional licence.  It will develop knowledge and skills so that riders ride safer for longer. The course covers three modules and is a mixture of theory and practical training, including completing Compulsory Basic Training (CBT).

The cost of the course is £20; with an additional £100 deposit which is fully refundable on completion of the third module.

For further details please contact Road.Safety@swansea.gov.uk or 01792 636135.

Child pedestrians

Kerbcraft is a child pedestrian training scheme for children aged five to seven years old. Volunteering opportunities are available to help deliver the course.
Telephone: 01792 637751.

School crossing patrols

Our patrols help safer crossing to and from school for children and adults. By law they have the power to stop traffic to help anyone cross the road. Most of our patrols are on busy stretches of road where children cross to reach their school. They are manned every day during term time.

Even where a School Crossing Patrol is provided,parents remain responsible for ensuring their children's safety.

If you fail to stop then you will be reported to the Police. Your possible penalties include a fine up to £1000, three penalty points or disqualification.

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Frequently asked questions about school crossing patrols