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Distraction is a serious issue, especially for teenagers.
Many of our students come to school in the morning with headphones, which are connected to a cell phone or other device. Many of them also ride their bicycles, wearing headphones. In addition, we had a discussion with some of them about whether they feel safe and secure when they come to school... Our school has students with learning difficulties, with ADHD, but also students on the autism spectrum.
The pedagogical goals of the program for students were:
Give the opportunity to express themselves artistically, creating digital videos and / or through web2.00 and web3.00 tools,
Get acquainted with the "language" of cinematic narration,
To acquire traffic education and road safety skills,
To become judges, researchers and environmental researchers,
To raise awareness on Road Safety issues,
Understand the relationship between road safety and the universal right to life, health and personal safety,
To understand through the diptych "Responsible user of the road network - responsible citizen" that road safety and the improvement of road conditions is a common responsibility of all of us,
To be consistent in the planning of a task and responsibility for its implementation,
To have the opportunity to express opinions and develop critical thinking through the language code,
To develop social skills (cooperation, teamwork, participation, negotiation, respect, responsibility)
Many of our students come to school in the morning with headphones, which are connected to a cell phone or other device. Many of them also ride their bicycles, wearing headphones. In addition, we had a discussion with some of them about whether they feel safe and secure when they come to school... Our school has students with learning difficulties, with ADHD, but also students on the autism spectrum.
The pedagogical goals of the program for students were:
Give the opportunity to express themselves artistically, creating digital videos and / or through web2.00 and web3.00 tools,
Get acquainted with the "language" of cinematic narration,
To acquire traffic education and road safety skills,
To become judges, researchers and environmental researchers,
To raise awareness on Road Safety issues,
Understand the relationship between road safety and the universal right to life, health and personal safety,
To understand through the diptych "Responsible user of the road network - responsible citizen" that road safety and the improvement of road conditions is a common responsibility of all of us,
To be consistent in the planning of a task and responsibility for its implementation,
To have the opportunity to express opinions and develop critical thinking through the language code,
To develop social skills (cooperation, teamwork, participation, negotiation, respect, responsibility)
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Immer noch verunglücken die meisten Kinder als Mitfahrende im zumeist elterlichen Pkw – und nicht etwa beim Radfahren oder Zufußgehen. Vielen Erwachsenen ist auch nach 25 Jahren Kindersicherungspflicht nicht klar, warum und wovor sie ihr Kind im Auto schützen müssen, wie aktuelle passive Schutzsysteme funktionieren und anzuwenden sind. Zwar liegt die Sicherungsquote von Kindern als Fahrzeugpassagiere in Österreich bei weit über 90 Prozent, mit zunehmendem Alter steigt für Kinder jedoch das Risiko, unzureichend oder gar nicht gesichert im Auto mitzufahren. Untersuchungen zum Fehlgebrauch von Kindersitzen verweisen auf eine Misuse-Rate von über 50 %. Damit offenbaren die theoretisch möglichen Sicherungsmaßnahmen eine gravierende Schwachstelle: Den Faktor Mensch. Das beste Kinderrückhaltesystem hilfts nichts, wenn es nicht korrekt montiert, richtig verwendet und konsequent benutzt wird.
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Motorcycle crashes account for a disproportionate number of motor vehicle deaths and injuries in the EU and worldwide. Motorcycle helmet use can lead to an estimated 42% reduction in risk for fatal injuries and a 69% reduction in risk for head injuries. Therefore encouraging the use of helmets of motorcycle riders can help reduce dramatically the number of fatal injuries.
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We are addressing several different problems that can be summarized in the sections VI.A to VI.C of the paper attached . In my opinion, the most important problem regarding safety is VI.C: Improve Pedestrian Safety in Urban Scenarios.
Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) is mandatory for all European vehicles manufactured after 2021. ISA uses GPS or optical cameras to detect the speed limit and, in case of overspeed, alert the driver. ISA is a great approach for improving safety, especially pedestrian safety in urban scenarios. The speed limit inside a City is typically 30 km/h. Unfortunately, this speed is still too fast for protecting pedestrians when they are crossing. If a distracted driver arrives at a crossing at 30 km/h, the pedestrian will not have enough response time to avoid the collision. The small infrastructure adaptation that we propose, enables us to set a variable speed limit on every meter of lane stretch. This means that next generation of ISA would adapt the speed on every meter which could be 30 km/h at the beginning of the street but in the surroundings of the pedestrian crossing can be progressively adapted to 20, 10, 6 and 4 km/h when it is just over the crossing. This speed is similar to the speed of the pedestrians and they will have an opportunity to avoid the collision. At the same time, inappropriate accelerations can be avoided with the same approach for reducing pollutant emissions.
Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) is mandatory for all European vehicles manufactured after 2021. ISA uses GPS or optical cameras to detect the speed limit and, in case of overspeed, alert the driver. ISA is a great approach for improving safety, especially pedestrian safety in urban scenarios. The speed limit inside a City is typically 30 km/h. Unfortunately, this speed is still too fast for protecting pedestrians when they are crossing. If a distracted driver arrives at a crossing at 30 km/h, the pedestrian will not have enough response time to avoid the collision. The small infrastructure adaptation that we propose, enables us to set a variable speed limit on every meter of lane stretch. This means that next generation of ISA would adapt the speed on every meter which could be 30 km/h at the beginning of the street but in the surroundings of the pedestrian crossing can be progressively adapted to 20, 10, 6 and 4 km/h when it is just over the crossing. This speed is similar to the speed of the pedestrians and they will have an opportunity to avoid the collision. At the same time, inappropriate accelerations can be avoided with the same approach for reducing pollutant emissions.