In the past year there has been on our roads for almost 3 thousand. accidents involving children under the age of 14 years. Fortunately, the number of these events has been steadily decreasing. They are helpful in including educational campaigns carried out in the style of the last eight years of the program “Safe driving”.

In 2015 in Poland there were more than 2.8 thousand. road accidents involving children. To increase safety and awareness, but you must educate children. Serve this is implemented for the seventh time by McDonald’s Poland, the educational program “Safe Driving” concerning safe behavior on the road. This year’s edition focuses on promoting the visibility on the road and wear reflective vest. In total, in all editions attended by 130 thousand. Children from 4 thousand. schools.

– In Poland we have registered more than 26 million motor vehicles, of which over 17 million are the cars. Coefficient of motoring is a very high level. Children and adolescents who go to school or junior high, sooner or later will sit behind the wheel of a car. What is therefore needed education in the spirit of respect for the law – says Insp. Marek Konkolewski Police Headquarters. – This is a very good investment in the safety of children, and will result in the future Polish roads will be safer.

McDonald’s is organizing an educational program for eight years. This year’s program was a response to the ever-present problem of road accidents involving children and insufficient awareness of wearing glare.

– “Safe driving” is a program for public elementary schools from all over the country for teachers of communication and, above all, for students in grades quarters – says Dominik Szulowski, manager. Communication McDonald’s Poland. – We want to grow among young people aware that what they are doing, their knowledge of traffic rules, the need to wear reflective element translates directly to their safety.

This year, the patron of the campaign took the National Road Safety Council and is once again supporting the Office of Prevention of Road Traffic Police Headquarters. To promote local action among schools and actively joined the licensee restaurant company.

– This is an attractive form of education for children. We provide educational materials, exercises, and armbands. During the classes the children learn the basic rules of the road, how to move safely on the way home and what dangers they may encounter – explains Arkadiusz Dróżdż, a restaurant owner in Torun.

Education classes communications under the “Safe Driving” was conducted on the basis of teaching materials prepared by experts and positively issued opinions by the Ministry of Education.

– The interest is very high. This year, classes attended 30 thousand. Children from 900 schools. With the Torun were 550 participants from nine schools. So you can see that such an initiative is very much needed – indicates Dróżdż.

For almost half of the students participating in the school program ends with an examination on the tab cycle. Any student who passes a positive process of education, as well as pass the test will receive a card and a set of reflective safe rider.

– We got to have more than 110 thousand. pupils attending to 3.2 thousand. schools and we still get new notifications. The program will continue, as we see in this deep meaning – says Szulowski.

With police statistics show that last year alone came to 2.8 thousand. road accidents involving children under the age of 14 years. 70 children were killed, more than 3 thousand. were injured. Compared to 2006, the number of accidents involving children has fallen by nearly half, killed more than 53 per cent., And injured about 46 per cent.

– Thanks to the program children will be safely participate in crowded cities, both as a pedestrian and cyclist – says Insp. Marek Konkolewski Police Headquarters. – Security is a commodity that must be attractively packaged, advertised and sold in this way the youngest participants in traffic. As a result, Polish roads will be safer. Really great respect for the organizer of the campaign – we look forward to another further editions – he adds.

In the past year there has been 458 accidents due to the fault of pedestrians who have not completed 14 years. With age, the more children become independent, the more the risk of accidents increases.

This year’s edition of the “Safe Road” was a response to the still insufficient awareness of wearing glare. A pedestrian who moves after dark without glare, leading the vehicle can see from a distance of approx. 20 meters. Visible safety vest increase the distance to 150 meters.