The Road Education Plan launched by the Ministry of Education and Merit together with the Automobile Club of Italy, in collaboration with the State Police, was presented at the Vallelunga Safe Driving Center
Over 650 students from primary and secondary schools in Rome were the first beneficiaries of the Road Education Plan, presented today at the ACI Driving Center in Vallelunga, by the Ministry of Education and Merit together with the Automobile Club of Italy, in collaboration with the State Police.
The event was attended by the Minister of Education and Merit Giuseppe Valditara, the Central Director of Specialties of the State Police Renato Cortese and the President of the Automobile Club of Italy, Angelo Sticchi Damiani.
The Plan proposes a continuous educational path, from primary school to lower and upper secondary school, with educational workshops to raise children's awareness of the causes of accidents and the importance of protecting vulnerable road users. By taking advantage of the most advanced technologies to safely experience the dangerous situations that can occur on the road, the adoption of correct and respectful behavior towards other users is thus promoted, also through the appeal and values of sport.
The educational activities pioneered in Vallelunga will be replicated by schools in civic education teaching programs, with particular attention to safeguarding the universal right to mobility of all individuals.
“Road accidents are the leading cause of death among young people – underlines the President of the ACI, Angelo Sticchi Damiani – and constitute a social and economic plague that can only be defeated through training and education of the entire population, not just drivers. The agreement with the MIM, for which we thank the sensitivity and foresight of Minister Valditara, represents a strategic cornerstone of the educational activity that the Automobile Club of Italy has always carried out in schools of all levels, completing the training action for motorists before and after obtaining their driving licence”.
“The children are the protagonists of this initiative which is in line with the awareness campaigns on the topic of road safety, implemented by the Department of Public Safety through the Traffic Police – highlights the Central Director of Specialties of the State Police – Prefect Renato Cortese. For years, the Traffic Police has undertaken a series of initiatives to deal with the phenomenon of accidents, with awareness and education campaigns on legality which especially involve young people - an alarm bell given by the data on accidents - intervening on multiple fronts and above all in schools, which to date have reached around 200.000 students. The reduction of road accidents requires targeted, transversal and converging prevention strategies in a synergistic action that involves all the actors involved in the consolidation of a culture of road safety".
Subscribe to our newsletter!