Fatigue and tiredness behind the wheel is one of the biggest killers on our roads. And while it's tricky to calculate the exact number of sleep or fatigue-related accidents, research highlighted by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) shows that driver fatigue may be a contributory factor in up to 20% of road accidents, and up to one quarter of fatal and serious accidents.
This LEARN! Flash report focuses on how education on traffic safety and sustainable mobility can be linked and supported to ensure that children receive high-quality education that teaches them to move around safely and sustainably.
Being able to share the road in a considerate manner is one of the most important parts of being a driver. We all have a responsibility to look out for each other, whether that’s checking for motorbikes in cities or horses on country lanes.
The "trafficsafety4you" program was specially developed for 14 to 18 year olds. It comprises four modules, each of which lasts four school hours and is carried out by experienced traffic psychologists in the presence of the class teachers. There is an alcohol module, a drugs and medication module, a distraction module and a tiredness and fitness to drive module in road traffic.
Learning to drive is an exciting time in the life of any young person. The freedom and independence which comes from getting behind the wheel is hard to match. New possibilities are suddenly available to you, with reliance on public transport and the help of mum and dad a thing of the past. Just as with any new responsibilities though, there are also other factors which should be taken into account. Arguably the most important of all is the need to remain safe on the road. One of the biggest challenges comes in the form of distractions.
Cycling is good for your health, but sometimes dangerous. We show you how to avoid accidents and get to your destination safely - with practical riding tips, a safety check for your bike and a poster that will ensure you never forget your cycling helmet again.
The ETSC Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) is a policy tool to help EU Member States improve road safety. By comparing Member States’ performance, it serves to identify and promote best practice in Europe and bring about the kind of political leadership that is needed to create a road transport system that maximises safety.
The early childhood road safety education program can support many of the principles, practices and learning outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework. Early childhood educators are a trusted source of information for families and are ideally placed to share the Kids and Traffic Key Road Safety Messages with children and families.
Schools across the region are embracing MidCoast Council's initiative in installing 'kiss and ride' zones to help provide parents with a clear and safe place to drop children off each morning. The kiss and ride zones marked with blue signage, have been installed already at Forster Public School, Tuncurry Public School and Holy Name School in Forster. They will be progressively rolled out across the MidCoast.
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is pleased to offer a free, online training certificate program on Road Traffic Injury Prevention and Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries,hosted via the platform TRAMS.
Our Action Kit is the backbone of the work we do to empower young people in road safety. All around the world, youth who have been affected by road traffic crashes or want to take real action have picked up the Action Kit as an effective starting point. Our groundbreaking workshops were built from the concepts in the Action Kit and is given out to every youth that experiences a workshop.
The Toolkit is a document that will guide policymakers and decision-makers on how to meaningfully engage and involve young people. Meaningful youth engagement, particularly in road safety, is something we’ve championed since the very beginning. We believe that young people have a right to be involved in the issues that most affect their lives.
Posters can be an effective awareness raising tool and used in the proper setting, can be the extra nudge to encourage a young person to be safe on the road.
PASSAPORTUGAL was born on the initiative of GONKSYS , as a promoting company, and from the will of the associated Partners, all sharing the common desire to contribute to the education of the youngest, those who are the future of our society!
"Molli and Walli" is an interactive and animated website for kids, containing quizzes, puzzles, a Jump 'n' Run game and much information about road safety for children.
Investigating safety & health in pre- and primary schools
In the interests of a sustainable anchoring of the prevention concept, it is important to sensitize children to safety and health issues in a vivid way.
Starting in 2015, Germany had to deal with a new challenge for politics and society: the big number of refugees coming to the country from many regions in the world, where war and hardship forces people to leave their home countries.
Pellekaija Pum is an exotic and rare bird. It is distantly related to a parrot. Pellekaija Pum is bumbling around in all kinds of dangerous situations and the children must give him advice so that he will not hurt himself.
Safety 4 Kids is a non-profit organisation designed to help kids make better decisions about their personal safety. The campaign website covers several topics, such as road safety, bullying, pool safety, internet safety, and more.
Although road safety education is not an obligatory part of the Austrian curriculum for secondary schools, it should (where possible) be integrated into other subjects.
Teen Driver Safety Campaign aims to prevent injury and save lives by reducing distracted, impaired and aggressive driving. High school students spread the news in their schools on smart decision-making behind the wheel.
Motor vehicle collisions kill more children than any other injury-related cause. The most effective way to protect children is to use an appropriate car or booster seat. Kids That Click resources include a popular car seat installation DVD and brochures written in simple language.
Parachute, a national injury prevention organization, presents Project Gearshift, a campaign designed to drive change in Canada around teen driver safety.
Video: Saskatchewan continues to hold the dubious title for having the least safe roads in the country. To combat our unsafe driving habits we went straight for the heart, well, the heartstring that is.
The short episode for the theme “Safe Start” shows hazards and risks that young workers should be aware of and it shows how the young workers should behave in certain situations. Year of production: 2006, running time.
PRAISE - Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees Praising Best Practice in Road Safety ‘At’ Work and ‘To’ Work “Mobilising knowledge to create work-related road safety leadership” PRAISE is a project co-funded by the European Commission and implemented by ETSC on Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees (PRAISE).
Around eight percent of the accidents that schoolchildren suffer happen on the way to school. Especially when changing from elementary school to secondary school, the way to school is often longer and therefore particularly dangerous.
Upsi is a comic character, created by the Accident Insurance Berlin to rise awareness for OSH topics in a playful way. Eight books and one radio play have been released until now.
This report sets out recommendations in the form of Key Principles that should be implemented in all European countries, in order to ensure that everyone – and especially children and youngsters – receive high quality traffic safety and mobility education.
This transport project contains activities and activities for children appropriate to their age in kindergarten and at the elementary level develops elements of traffic education in children.
The Road Safety Unit is an approach to teaching road safety. There are different units for the different age groups and the different target groups. The Road Safety Unit is divides into different modules ...
Road Safety Week is an event that can happen at national, local or organisational level, which raises awareness about road safety, and encourages everyone to take action to prevent casualties and make roads safer.
JRSO stands for Junior Road Safety Officer.
There's no one correct way to run a JRSO programme – it all depends on what best suits each school. However, one very important role is the JRSO Co-ordinator, an adult in the school who supports the JRSOs in carrying out their duties.
The GeoLibrary is a project of the Network of Collaborating Centres Work Plan in support of the WHO strategy of “Occupational Health for All.” The responsibility for constructing the library was undertaken by the Great Lakes Centers for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago school of Public Health.
We provide organizations with everything they need to achieve and sustain a crash-free culture® that does not accept collisions as an inevitable part of driving for work.
This website provides information, mobile apps and material dealing with the dangers of writing text massages while driving. Even a “Texting & Driving simulator is available. Especially the Film “From one second to the next”, directed by Werner Herzog, is a very strong and impressive way to show young people how dangerous their behaviour might be.
The NETS Guide to Defensive Driver Training™ complements the NETS Comprehensive Guide to Road Safety™ and provides guidance on what constitutes an effective and sustainable Defensive Driver Training (DDT) program.
A collection of articles to help your teen be a safe driver
Articles from State Farm® about insurance for teenagers and safety tips to help keep your teen and others safe and knowledgeable about the rules of the road.
Teen drivers have to learn many new skills, like judging how far away a moving car is and anticipating what other drivers are going to do. It can be extra hard for teens with ADHD to learn safe driving skills.
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