EDUCATION ON SAFE MOVEMENT IN ROAD TRAFFIC

Over the years 1993 and 1994, a great number of pupils and students (aged 7 to 17 years) have been injured and killed in road accidents in Poland.This unfavourable situation was the basic argument for the Ministry of Education to take quick decisions to introduce lessons in road traffic safety in those divisions of the general educational system whose curriculum has not included these matters. The enactment of the Minister of National Education on obligatory classes in road traffic safety in all primary school grades and selected secondary school grades came into force in 1995. An important role in the teaching programme was also given to relevant technology. The traffic education system, including road traffic safety, is currently established and is made up of four phases. Phase 1 encompasses children of pre-school and kindergarten age. Phase 2 encompasses the lower primary school grades (1, 2 and 3). Phase 3 is implemented for the first time in every primary school grade from 4 through 8. Phase 4 encompasses the freshmen and sophomores of preparatory secondary schools. In the wake of a period of preparations, all schools started teaching safe movement in road traffic, in line with the presented education system, as of September 1995. For the covering abstract of the workshop see IRRD E200634.

• Corporate Authors:

  DUTCH TRAFFIC SAFETY ASSOCIATION (VVN)

  P O BOX 423
  HUIZEN,   Netherlands  1270 AK
• Authors:
  • BOBER, W
• Conference:
  • OECD-WORKSHOP ON CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND EDUCATION, WARSAW, POLAND, 9-11 OCTOBER 1995
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 95-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Attitudes; Behavior; Children; Conferences; Education; Federal government; Legislation; Policy; Safety; Schools; Traffic
• Geographic Terms: Poland
• ITRD Terms: 1748: Adolescent; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9001: Behaviour; 1758: Child; 8525: Conference; 2284: Education; 183: Government (national); 1556: Legislation; 8089: Poland; 173: Policy; 1665: Safety; 101: School; 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00764195
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 28 1999 12:00AM