Schools and students
When you're in the car or in your school bus, you've probably asked 'Are we there yet?'
To get 'there' you would usually need to use a road. A road is an open way that makes it quicker and easier to move people and goods, by car, bus, truck, motorbike, bicycle, or even on foot.
Everyone uses a road. They are used for business and leisure. People use them to go to work or school, to get to the shops and to have a day out with family or friends. Businesses use roads to take materials to factories and goods to the shop to be sold.
Main Roads looks after 33,536 km of state-controlled roads and that's a huge job. Next time you ask 'Are we there yet?' remember it takes a lot of work to get you there, safely.
Take a look at our booklet, Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?: part 1 (PDF, 575 KB)
Are we there yet?: part 2 (PDF, 626 KB)
Main Roads and Education Queensland produced the booklet. It has lots of useful information about roads and roadworks in Queensland. It also has some fun games and activities. You can use it at home or when you're travelling in the car.
Take a look at our Find a word puzzle (below). All of the hidden words are about roadworker safety. There will be letters left over. They spell out an important safety message.
Find a word (PDF, 225 KB)
Help roadworkers, Ray and Anna (below), stay safe at work by colouring in their safety clothes in the right colours.
Roadworker colouring picture (PDF, 67 KB)
Last updated: 09 June 2009
