Safe paths to school:
- “Safe paths to school” is an educational program to school for encouragement to Walk or bike to school among teen agers and children's
The everyday reality, that parents driving their kids to school when time to get to School by bike is only 5 minutes, at 07:50 in the morning,stressed parents park on The sidewalks in front of schools in every city, every school, and the children passing By smoking cars, not healthy and dangerous, this reality need to be changed!
The program goal:
Promoting active transportation (walking and biking - when there is a infrastructure Of safe and separated bike lanes of the car drivers). is a safe mean of transportation Effective, attractive for kids and teen agers. in that way to plant a healthy lifestyle in A young age, lead for improving physical infrastructure near schools, and Contributing to the Quality of urban environment.
Background:
“Safe routs to school” program grew on behalf of children and teen agers who got Hurt while biking and walking around urban space.
Considering the decline of beings physical active on their daily routine .
The program based on RSA branch and practical training “as a responsible road Users and as a traffic consumers in the future” . “safe paths” creates a chance for a Daily training on the way to school, activity that reduces the risk for many chronic Diseases, develop social skills and orientation of the neighborhood area, and Contributes for self confidence and a sense of independence.
With face to community:
In many areas schools are also act as a community center, throughout the Educational activity of the students we can reach out to the parents, neighbors and Local business, activate the program will contribute to reduce traffic congestion , Around schools and reducing the traffic air pollution, the program will increase the Local authority awareness to hazards and fix them. the need for developing and Maintain sidewalks and creating biking and walking network.
Here, that the program works as a lift for improving the Streets appearance in the Neighborhood and creating a place that is safe and pleasant to hang around by foot Or bikes.
A success stories around the world as “safe routes 2 school” prove that cooperation Between local authorities, the parents, students and teachers as part of contributing For development of a safer environment.. applying an educational programs that Encourage active transportation to school and to perform some engineering changes Around schools , works as response to the fasical barriers that stands against biking And walking, therefore increasing the actual number of active pupils in their daily Routine.
“Paths to school” program advantages:
The program relies on systematically approach in several aspects:
1.Combining educational subsistence: RSA- road safety, daily exercising, Sustainable transportation and community Involvement,
2.Treatment and handling toward multiple factors that affect the kids and teen agers Transportaion pattern. for example: the: parents opinion , the backpack weight, Urban planning, road safety, road safety, schools and local authorities policy.
3.The program follow a cooperation between the local authorities, schools, parents , The students and other relevant organizations in the process of encourage active Transportation to school.
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