The Metropolitan School “Vassal April” launched an initiative to educate children on road safety.
By the end of the year “Recess with the traffic police” will be held with children up to 4th grade of all schools in Sofia and in the second period – and students to 7th grade.
All students took a few minutes in the school yard, where they were greeted by the director of the Chief of the Metropolitan Traffic Police Began Matched, Deputy Mayor Lyubomir Rostov Transport and Deputy Mayor for Education Mary Painting.
Began Matched announced that the capital’s traffic police reason to be in school as children. “Your life is the most important and that you learn to follow the rules now, while small, is extremely important,” he said.
According to this enables, when they get older people can be confident that their party will have some disciplined drivers and pedestrians.
The head of the capital’s traffic police in reflective uniform said that the organization was established and by the end of the year, teams of traffic police will visit all schools and absolutely will hold open lessons on road safety during classes.
In his first open lesson in class 4D Matched remind children how to cross on the way to school – just a walkway and a raised hand.
“This ensures that drivers will see you and stop. Will protect you yourself will keep you and motorists. ”
Deputy Mayor for Transport Rostov pointed out that this initiative is the main merit of the Traffic Police Sofia. He added that this is part of the general policy of Sofia municipality related to traffic safety of children.
In his words, 33 cabinets are designed for road safety education. There are 25 interactive sites in schools and kindergartens. Over 300,000 levies have been used by European programs and are bought over 600 bicycles to schools in the “Maddest” and “Poduyane.”
Rostov said that separate from more than 200 hiking trails in Sofia are further illuminated lights in the areas of schools and kindergartens.
Maria Painters did express hope that today’s children wear reflective clothing will spend a very interesting hour road safety. According to her, except police, special guests in these hours will be from riders and capital motoklubove.
Painters urged children to take great care and everything today learn to pass it on to their parents. “It is important for children to show that they know and can move properly on the roads and walkways, she said.
After a brief explanation the students returned to classrooms in anticipation of open classes.