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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
3rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009
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