Road Safety Education in Switzerland ECSA Meeting 5/6 December - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Road Safety Education in Switzerland ECSA – Meeting 5/6 December 2012 Barbara Schürch, MSc Psychologist b.schuerch@bfu.ch Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 1

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Topics - Continuous road safety education - Current situation in Switzerland - Improvements needed - Basic principles 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 2 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Continuous road safety education – Moped – Scooter – Bicycle Pedestrians – Adults – Children – WRD* – * Wheeled Recreational Device – Motorcycle – Car 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 3 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Theory basis: GDE matrix (Goals for Driver Education) Level 4 Life goals and skills Hierarchical framework Risk-increasing factors Knowledge and skills Self-evaluation Level 3 Intentions, social context Level 2 Mastery of traffic situations Level 1 Vehicle manoeuvring 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 4 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Current situation in Switzerland 4 3 2 1 Pre-school Kinder- Secondary Secondary Driver Voluntary garten/ I II education further Primary training 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 5 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Road safety teaching in schools Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 6

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Teaching, by school year 2012 Kindergarten 97.7 1. Schuljahr 93.0 4.7 2. Schuljahr 81.4 11.6 3. Schuljahr 93.0 7.0 4. Schuljahr 90.7 2.3 5. Schuljahr 81.4 14.0 6. Schuljahr 53.5 30.2 7. Schuljahr 48.8 34.9 8. Schuljahr 39.4 42.0 9. Schuljahr 44.2 34.9 Gymnasium 9.3 67.4 Berufsschule 20.9 53.5 Andere nachobl. 7.0 72.1 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% jedes Jahr alle 2 Jahre unregelmässig gar nicht 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 7 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Consolidation of the lessons by teachers 2012 Kindergarten 79 16.9 1. Schuljahr 50.1 41.6 2. Schuljahr 21.4 71.5 3. Schuljahr 22.2 66.3 4. Schuljahr 16.8 73.2 5. Schuljahr 36.4 49.4 6. Schuljahr 22.5 67.7 7. Schuljahr 10.7 54.8 8. Schuljahr 12.4 54.9 9. Schuljahr 11.5 45.1 Gymnasium 8.6 49.3 Berufssschule 10.9 35.5 Andere nachobl. 19.7 51.7 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% immer gelegentlich nie weiss nicht 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 8 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention People severely injured and fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants, by age and mode of transport, Ø 1999–2009 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90+ Fussgänger Fahrrad Mofa Motorrad Personenwagen 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 9 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Improvements needed 4 Velogisch 3 ??? 2 ??? 1 Pre-school Kinder- Secondary Secondary Driver Voluntary garten/ I II education further Primary training 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 10 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Measures needed § Fill in the gaps in road safety education, take the upper levels of the GDE matrix into account as far as possible (in line with the development of the age groups) - Involve teachers - Involve parents/(professional) reference persons § Outline teaching plan - Web platform § Campaigns 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 11 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Basic principles § bfu – bicycle safety dossier with recommended measures - Inclusion of parents - Less bike riding training – instead, increased attention to attitudes/mindset and own actions - Continuous road safety education § Federal package of measures: “Via sicura” § Measure 28: Mobility and safety education at all levels (without legal adaptation … ) 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 12 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 13

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Thank you for your attention! 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 14 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Child injury prevention education for professionals ECSA – Meeting December 2012 Barbara Schürch, MSc Psychologist b.schuerch@bfu.ch Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 15

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Kinderpost 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 16 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Kinderpost for underserved communities § Migrant population § Turkish-speaking group § Adaptation of the “Kinderpost” - Short, easy to read design - Visualisation in line with culture § Pro-active prevention work 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 17 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Distribution of the Kinderpost Up to now: § Parents/reference persons § (Professional childcare facilities, midwives, paediatricians, parent advisory services) New: increased distribution among § Professional childcare facilities, midwives, paediatricians, parent advisory services § Education: professional caregivers 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 18 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles

bfu – Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung bfu – Swiss Council for Accident Prevention Also in preparation Teaching materials for professional caregivers: § Introduction to accident prevention - Facts and figures - Terminology - Basic principles § Practical examples § Transfer/application tasks è Distribution via publishers and educational institutions 14 November 2012 - ERZ/Bs 19 Road safety education in Switzerland – Focus on bicycles