The nationwide campaign for the safety of pedestrians on the roads "Good to see you" was inaugurated by the Minister of Justice Zbigniew and the Minister of National Education Anna in the primary school.
The campaign assumes next to educational activities, the distribution of 3 million reflective vests among children in Polish schools by the end of the year..
As she pointed out during the inauguration of the action, it is another solution for children to feel safe and their parents as calm as possible. "The most important thing I want to tell you is that we must be together with your parents and teachers who want you to be the wisest, make you happy, be safe," said the minister, addressing the children.
She is reminded that the Ministry of National Education is preparing legislation to ensure the safety of students staying in school and going to school, teachers talk about safety on a daily basis, and the directors have sets of procedures. "Today we are together just to be happy that we have more solutions to make you feel safe, and your parents calm about the fact that they guaranteed you a good school and safe school." she noted.
Zbigniew stressed that for parents and caregivers, the life and health of children are the most valuable. "Our task, the duty is to do everything to make you even safer," he addressed the children. "Parents, your guardians have such a dilemma - on the one hand, they are happy, they are proud, you become more and more independent, but this greater independence is often accompanied by anxiety. Parents have that will always be to worry about you". he stressed.
As he made a reservation, referring to Janis Kolchak, "there are times when children have to be left alone - face challenges and threats themselves, there are times when parents cannot accompany you (...) and we have prepared a program for such moments connected with improving your safety on Polish roads and streets." he stressed.
"Because it is obviously safe - someone who is visible on the road is much more secure." reminded the Minister of Justice.
As he explained, as part of the Justice Fund, which is to prevent crime (and the Ministry of Justice is in charge of it), money was allocated "that such events, which unfortunately take place on Polish roads, and sometimes are also a crime, were as little as possible".
"That's why today we will give you reflective vests that are designed to make you more visible, i.e. more secure" - emphasized Zbigniew. As he informed, vests will be delivered to all schools by the end of the year - for all children.
The head of MS pointed out that they will receive "a total of 3 million children because in Poland too many children participate in collisions involving the car". "We want these events to be much less - ideally they should not happen at all, and certainly we can limit them if you are more visible." he added.
As the organizers of the action explain, its size is caused by the scale of the threat. In 2017, there were 32760 accidents in Poland, in which 2381 people were killed and 39446 were injured. In 2822 road accidents, children aged 0-14 participated - 56 children were killed and 3116 injured.
It appears that from among the total number of accidents in 8197, pedestrians participated, and at pedestrian crossings, there were 13% traffic events.
During the Monday inauguration of the campaign, staff from the Police School in Katowice emphasized that reflective vests with the reflective fabrics significantly increase the chance for the driver to see the pedestrian. In unlit areas, with poor visibility, they should be visible in the car light from a distance of about 200 meters.
The ambassador of the action is actor Cezary Pazura, who among others occurs in the advertising spot promoting the campaign, and also puts the sound in the accompanying cartoons. On Monday, he said that he remembers his friend's fatal accident from a childhood in a small town, although he was walking correctly on the left side of the road.
"I am happy that there is an initiative that children will get these vests for free, because sometimes we do not think about such things. Children in the city are easier at all, there is the light that regulate traffic. There is street lighting. In small towns, safety is often a big problem. "said Claw.
In addition to the 3 million reflective vests with reflective materials, the action "Good to see you" will include an educational campaign. Every student in the elementary school is to receive a leaflet (with a lesson plan on the back) containing "7 reflective road councils" - comprising a handy guide for safe behavior on the roads. All basic schools are also expected to find lesson plans on the subject.
Active advertising spots and accompanying cartoons are to be shown on television and the Internet. The message is to be: knowledge (on the rules of participation in road traffic), awareness (consequences of non-compliance with rules), responsibility (awareness of the impact of own behavior on own and other safety), readiness (adapt to conditions, also by inserting a vest) and kindness (positive attitude towards other traffic participants).
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