{:en}PRESS RELEASE (5/16/2017)
Thursday, May 18, will continue to Loano initiatives, promoted by the’Municipal Police Department in collaboration with Loano schools and coordinated by the P.M. Command., dedicated to promoting compliance with traffic regulations.
As of the 9.00 in the square of the’Falcone Institute the lecture show “Crash-test simulation” taken care of by the specialized personnel who are part of the “safe driving” consortium.
The purpose of the lecture will be to draw attention to and promote the use of restraint systems (the seat belts, car seats, etc.) required by the Highway Code and capable of saving lives.
The lesson will be conducted aboard a duly equipped TIR, on which a small car is installed for simulating a road accident with vehicle rollover, a trolley for simulating impact without seatbelts and some screens for viewing the crash-test.
“Official statistics state that 40% of newly licensed drivers in the first 3 years after obtaining a driver's license are involved in a road accident and that a large proportion of road accidents are made even more serious by the failure to use restraints. - explains Councillor Enrica Rocca - Building on this data, we felt it was important to use all forms of communication to get to the heart of the problem and try to engage younger people in activities that address issues related to non-compliance with the Highway Code. The “Crash-test simulation” captures kids” attention through hands-on practice. The kids will experience firsthand what it feels like if your vehicle tips over while you are driving or in the seat next to it, and they will be able to see what happens if you get into an accident in a car, even at a very small speed, without wearing a seatbelt. I would like to thank the management of the Falcone Institute of Loano, which, in the spirit of full cooperation with the P.M. Command, will host the TIR for the entire day in the school's forecourt, allowing many of the city's schoolchildren to participate in the show lesson."
The initiative will be attended by young people from the second and third classes of the Falcone Institute, first and second graders from the Mazzini-Ramella Secondary School, and children from the fifth classes of the Primary School. Parents of primary and secondary school pupils have also been invited to the initiative, with the aim of sharing with them the responsibility of educating them to respect the highway code, including through the daily example they can set.{:}
