Greece

Problematic Speed for road safety.
Specifically: Excessive speed, that is to say driving at a speed higher than the maximum permitted speed as well as Inappropriate speed, which is defined as driving at excessively high speeds given the traffic situation, infrastructure, weather conditions and/or other special circumstances. Speed is one of the most important causes of road accidents: 10-15% of all road traffic collisions and 30% of fatal injury collisions are the direct result of excessive or inappropriate speed.

An increase in speed by 10 km/h leads to a risk of a fatality of 220% of the initial event, i.e. the risk has more than doubled.

The implementation of infrastructure projects and the identification and rehabilitation of dangerous points on the road network is one of the strategic axes of the RSI.

In a E-77 road axis part, in particular in an area of 4 km of the Chalkida-Psahna road, there has been a high rate of fatal road traffic collisions over the last 20 years due to problematic speed.

The aim of this project was the design of interventions related to infrastructure in order to improve road safety by enabling drivers to control their behaviour.

The book "My Hero" graces the libraries of the 110 schools of Rhodes following a decision by the Board of Directors of the Primary & Secondary School Committee of the Municipality of Rhodes. The goal is to adorn the libraries of all schools in the South Aegean Region.
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I feel proud because I managed to write a book starting with my Hero who returns to Rhodes who meets his friends, operators, the Prime Minister of his country to talk about the human lives that are lost in the streets and with the aim of being read and for its readers to know the causes of traffic accidents, for my country, for the Strategic Road Safety Improvement Plan in Greece, for Europe, for World Victims' Remembrance Day, for supporting victims and everything about traffic accidents and how they can be reduced.

Οι προκλήσεις είναι πολλαπλές. Από τη μια πλευρά έχουμε την άγνοια κινδύνου από τους γονείς κι από την άλλη την έλλειψη οδηγικής συμπεριφοράς. Η αλλαγή της καθημερινότητας στην μετακίνηση της τοπικής κοινωνίας διαμορφώνει την γενική εικόνα της περιοχής.

Οι συμμετέχοντες μαθητές είχαν λάβει μέρος σε διαγωνισμό του Ινστιτούτου «Πάνος Μυλωνάς» όπου και διακρίθηκαν καταλαμβάνοντας την πρώτη θέση. Από μικρή ηλικία λοιπόν είχαν ευαισθητοποιηθεί και γνώριζαν αρκετά καλά την ανάγκη της κυκλοφοριακής αγωγής καθώς και πόσο επικίνδυνη είναι η άγνοιά της . Τα παιδιά καθημερινά βιώνουν στην πόλη τους ακραίες συμπεριφορές από οδηγούς που δε δείχνουν καμία πρόθεση να βελτιωθούν. Τα συχνά ατυχήματα στους δρόμους της πόλης ήταν άλλο ένα κίνητρο που προβλημάτισε τα παιδιά ότι πρέπει να δραστηριοποιηθούν.

Η χρήση του κράνους σε κάθε όχημα που χρησιμοποιούν τα παιδιά όπως scate, scooter, rolers ή ποδήλατο.

Optimization of policy decisions and road user choices is based on advanced analyses of reliable crash, exposure and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) data. The mission of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Road Safety Observatory (http://www.nrso.ntua.gr/) is to support the Greek and the International Road Safety Community by providing openly current key road safety knowledge and data, which are gathered, analysed and organised within the research activities of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens, as well as within co-operations with various national and international Road Safety Organisations. Road safety is a typical field where important investments are not always bringing quick and/or the desired results. The major objective of the NTUA Road Safety Observatory is to openly, continuously and dynamically support the road safety decision makers and stakeholders (public and private) at all levels (local, regional, national, international) with updated knowledge and data in order to identify the appropriate road safety policies, programmes and measures for the significant reduction of the number of road accidents and of the related casualties in Greece, in Europe and worldwide. NRSO is continuously investing into systematic production and open dissemination of scientific road safety knowledge as well as into the support of road safety activities beyond Europe with emphasis on least performing regions (Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America), proving its quote: "Road Safety everywhere and for all". NRSO activities in summary are available at: https://www.nrso.ntua.gr/geyannis/wp-content/uploads/geyannis-cp466-6.pdf https://www.nrso.ntua.gr/ntua-innovation-in-road-safety-research-workshop-online-may-2021/. The target audience is all road safety decision makers and stakeholders (public and private) at all levels (local, regional, national, international).

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)