A large number of South African scholars walk all the way to school on a daily basis (18.5 million pupils). These scholars are exposed to a significant road safety risk, especially during their trip back home in the afternoon. Some 26% of all pedestrian fatalities in the country are children and young adults under the age of 19 years, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (a national level government agency). As part of the international Trans-Safe consortium investigating road safety in Africa, the Route2School tool was utilised in the Cape Town context. The Route2School tool is a road safety assessment tool developed by the Transportation Research Institute at the University of Hasselt and ABEONA Consult. Its primary mission is to have zero road casualties and a safe commuting environment for scholars while traveling to their educational institutions. This is done by doing a thorough analysis of the road safety infrastructure and scholar travel behaviour along these routes. The three schools studied are in areas of different socio-economic environments, but each school still has road safety concerns around the school. Scholars in Pinehurst Primary school (affluent) traveled by car, whereas the majority of pupils at Bergrivier NGK Primer (rural) and Chuma Public Primary School (township) walk to school, either alone or with friends. The main road safety concerns experienced by scholars who walk to school are speeding, the absence of pedestrian sidewalks and a lack of crossing facilities. Furthermore, in some cases scholars have a fear of criminal activity in the school precincts.