The Road Transport Service Center will receive a subsidy of CZK 400,000 from the Region to provide traffic education, preventive events and traffic competitions for children in 2019.
Among other things, the Center for Regional Money will buy new aids, train lecturers and organize a series of transport competitions. The grant was approved by the Council of the Charade Overlook Region.
“Regular traffic education, including traffic competitions, is one of the basic means for shaping the behavior of predominantly young road users and future young drivers, according to the National Road Safety Strategy.” The Charade Overlook Region regularly contributes financially to the organization of these activities within the support of BESIP, ”said Martin Server, First Deputy Governor for Transport.
The Center for Road Transport Services will use the money from the regional subsidy, especially for the provision of education and training of regular traffic education on children’s traffic playgrounds, including the transportation of children to the site. It will also ensure the purchase of new teaching aids. These are, for example, new scooters or bouncers, teaching and reflective materials and teaching techniques. The center will also be able to train traffic playground operators and teaching staff involved in traffic education.
Also this year, a series of basic and regional bicycles for young cyclists and regional finals will take place in the Charade Overlook Region. Summer activities on children’s playgrounds, children’s summer camps, and summer holiday recreation will also be provided. In the autumn and early winter, the center will use the remaining funds to purchase the necessary material and reflective protective equipment. Such as reflective vests and reflective tapes.
“I am pleased with the preventive projects that will teach drivers and other road users to manage crisis situations. One of them, for example, is a safe driving course for women behind the wheel, “Deputy Tailor added.