Road Safety Day

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The event is organized under the patronage of Motor Transport Institute together with the driving school “PIK” in Proszowice, “SPEC” in Kraków, and Schools in Piotrkowice Małe at the local School campus in Proszowice. It is addressed to school students aged 12-19. The road safety day is divided into several parts: the introduction to the topic of traffic safety, stand demonstrations, demonstration of emergency action and a short play. The official inauguration takes place at the school premises, at the gym. It consists of 2 parts: first dedicated to younger group of students 12-15 years old, the second – to older 16-19 years old. Afterwards all students are split into groups (10-15 persons each). They visit the thematic stands which include: forces influencing human body (belt sledge, roll-over car simulator, collision weight), influence of alcohol and similar substances on organism (alco-goggles), vehicle in different road conditions (driving simulator), fatigue (multimedia tool), physics of driving  (multimedia tool), reflective materials (darkroom). After visiting the stands in groups, all students take part in the demonstration of emergency action. The road safety day ends with a play dedicated to road safety, after which everybody meets again at the gym where the summary and evaluation takes place.