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Description: | Since the introduction of the motor vehicle at the turn of the century, there have been campaigns for the improvement of road safety and the reduction of accidents in London. Bus driver Mr W W Parry was awarded these safe-driving medals, and held them from 1935 to 1964.
At least four of the medals were awarded by the National Safety First Association, symbolised by the red triangle. The association was established in London in 1917 with the London Safety First Council, and later became national. Its aim was to improve road safety for vehicles and pedestrians. The medal on the top left corner was won at a safe driving competition for professional drivers employed by companies in the Greater London area. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport | Temporal: | 1935-1964 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Creator: | Issuer : London Safety First Council, later became Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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