Road safety – The Road Safety Department communicates with young moped riders – Risk driving is not perceived as being liable to lead to accidents

The road safety department communicates with young moped riders

Road safety - Prevention on the road communicates with young moped riders - Risky driving is not perceived as likely to lead to accidents

To fight against accidents in young people aged 14 to 17, Road Safety is launching an awareness campaign with the French Federation of Insurance Companies called Mortel Scooter. Enlightenment to better educate? Explanations.

Risky behavior is not perceived as being liable to lead to accidents

""Young moped riders combine" inexperience "and" overconfidence "in mopeds: a formidable mixture on the road !", is alarmed for his part Emmanuel Renard, director of the Education department of Road Safety.

A sign of independence and autonomy vis-à-vis parents and society, driving a two-wheeler is often experienced as a liberation among young people – and not so young … – and it does not It is not uncommon for this feeling to develop risky behavior, with more or less dubious "preparations" on two-wheelers.

In this context, highlights the risks associated with competition between friends on the road and "homemade" DIY based on "racing" kits and dismantling of security elements such as turn signals, mirrors or headlights…

If it would be foolish to endorse a hypocritical apologia for all-security – don’t our readers themselves have fond memories of their first spin on the wheels? -, the campaign launched by Road Safety also insists on the need for appropriate equipment and training, as well as on the importance of parental monitoring.

Banners inviting to consult the site will be broadcast on sites such as MSN, Dailymotion or Skyrock, followed on November 3 by a four-week campaign on three radio stations, then by a mobilization of volunteers from the association in front of colleges to to raise awareness among young people and to place flyers on the handlebars of motorized two-wheelers.

Alexandre BARDIN – Photos DR

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