CITIES FOR CHILDREN THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE WORKING GROUP 7 TRAFFIC AND SAFETY Stuttgart 2009.

CITIES FOR CHILDREN

THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE WORKING GROUP 7 TRAFFIC AND SAFETY Stuttgart 2009

3rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009

STARA ZAGORA, 25-27 March 2009

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Good institutionalpartnership

Police department Education Youth Council Business NGOs Active support by

the Mayor and Vice Mayor

PREPARATIONof the WG7 Meeting

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WG 7 Meeting Stara Zagora 2009Official opening by the Mayor Svetlin Tanchev

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Approach

Twofold directions Infrastructure

measures Joint public

initiatives

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Exhibition of road safety educational items in the City Hall during the

meeting

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WG 7 Meeting Stara Zagora 2009

37 participants (8 international)

Teachers and headmasters Municipal Officers Traffic Police Officers NGOs School students

9 presentations:Stara Zagora – BulgariaThe Hague – NetherlandsRijeka – CroatiaAthens – GreeceSatu Mare - Romania

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WG 7 Meeting in Stara Zagora 2009 Exchange of good practices:

Stara Zagora presented the state policy in the traffic safety education and a school project ‘Myself and the others on the road’;

The Hague:‘Safe to school in The Hague’ – Infrastructural measures for making safer the school environment

Rijeka: ‘Urban Jungle’ – Very attractive approach for virtual training

Athens impressed with investment for traffic educational park

Satu Mare presented the work of the police with children and youth

Local initiatives with children for prevention of traffic unsafety; Youth initiatives

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Lesson of road safety in a kindergarten

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Visit to a ‘Zheleznik’ schoolGovernmental program to teach safety

Cycling competition Training to give first aid

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Discussion

Direct participation of the young people

All partner institutions involved

Clear messages to deliver

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DiscussionForms of prevention, control for improvement of drivers’ discipline, involvement of parents

Questions : What do we want to improve? Who do we want to involve? What change do we expect? How to meet the interests of the people to be

involved? What can we do to achieve the change?

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Conclusion1) To work with parents

for accident prevention and for positive behaviour on the road

2) To work with young drivers for safer driving

Message: ‘Spent one minute of

your life to save one life!’

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Sustainability and extension of

partnership New initiatives after the WG7 meeting in Stara Zagora: ““Safe Holidays for children of Stara Zagora”

Competition of young drivers at school age

Presentations of Traffic safety youth initiatives at National level in Varna youth meeting Presentation to Chinese delegation in Stara Zagora

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Reni AndonovaReni AndonovaDepartment Department

of Sustainable Development and European Integrationof Sustainable Development and European IntegrationMunicipality of Stara Zagora, BulgariaMunicipality of Stara Zagora, [email protected]@city.starazagora.net