Overview
In September 2003 the European Commission tendered a project to investigate the situation of Road Safety Education (RSE) in all 25 Member States. It is evident that the differing development paths of school systems, and the differences in traffic, mentalities, cultures and administrations have all led to a fascinating variety of RSE initiatives. With this project the European Commission emphasises the need to collect and exchange good practice in order to launch a discussion on RSE Guidelines at the European level. This effort to strengthen European RSE networks, as well as to create synergies in RSE research and development, is an important investment for the benefit of the young generation.
- Collecting measures of good practice in Road Safety Education (RSE) for children and teenagers in the Member States
- Compiling European guidelines for best practice (the European Booklet)
The selection of examples of good practice follows three steps:
- Definition of selection criteria
- Based on these selection criteria, the selection of good practice (action and media) in the EU was performed. A description and assessment of each measure using a standardised questionnaire is provided.
- The final step was analysis of all actions and media, also taking recent evaluation studies into account.