Making the Journey Safer for Youth!

The third annual United Nations Global Road Safety week has just concluded, having taken place from May 4th through 10th, with this year’s focus on children. In line with our continual commitment to making road safety for youth a priority, the European Road Safety Charter is supporting the UN campaign with a series of child-centered initiatives. The Education in Road Safety Challenge is one such initiative, encouraging and rewarding schools which are integrating innovative and engaging approaches to road safety into the classroom.

Our May 21th Webinar is devoted to promoting Road Safety in Schools. Find out about our Featured Member event, Break’s Giant Walk, in this newsletter. And of course, our webpage contains information, resources and a section dedicated to Children and Youth with guidelines for stakeholders, plus member projects and activities designed to inform and educate on safety and reduce the hazardous road practices putting our children at risk.

RoadSafe Kids & Teens: Education in Road Safety Challenge

Calling all schools…is road safety part of your school’s activity? Whether you already have a project in your school or want to develop one, the ERSCharter invites you to participate in the Road Safety Challenge: Road Safe Kids &Teens.

Traffic accidents remain a leading cause of child mortality. Early education is essential in developing safe and responsible attitudes today that will influence the decisions young drivers make when the time comes for them to get behind the wheel.

By starting or building on a road safety project in your school, you are teaching a valuable lesson, one that can save lives! Winning schools will be invited to Brussels in March 2016 for the award ceremony and their school’s safety initiative will be highlighted on our webpage. Entry is quick and easy. Guidelines and more information can be found here.