1. CITIES FOR CHILDREN THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE WORKING GROUP 7 TRAFFIC AND SAFETY Stuttgart 2009

2. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 STARA ZAGORA, 25-27 March 2009

3. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Good institutional partnership Police department Education Youth Council Business NGOs Active support by the Mayor and Vice Mayor PREPARATION of the WG7 Meeting

4. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 WG 7 Meeting Stara Zagora 2009 Official opening by the Mayor Svetlin Tanchev

5. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Approach Twofold directions Infrastructure measures Joint public initiatives

6. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Exhibition of road safety educational items in the City Hall during the meeting

7. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 WG 7 Meeting Stara Zagora 2009 37 participants (8 international) Teachers and headmasters Municipal Officers Traffic Police Officers NGOs School students 9 presentations: Stara Zagora – Bulgaria The Hague – Netherlands Rijeka – Croatia Athens – Greece Satu Mare - Romania

8. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 WG 7 Meeting in Stara Zagora 2009 Exchange of good practices: Stara Zagora presented the state policy in the traffic safety education and a school project Myself and the others on the road; The Hague:Safe to school in The Hague – Infrastructural measures for making safer the school environment Rijeka: Urban Jungle – Very attractive approach for virtual training Athens impressed with investment for traffic educational park Satu Mare presented the work of the police with children and youth Local initiatives with children for prevention of traffic unsafety; Youth initiatives

9. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Lesson of road safety in a kindergarten

10. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Visit to a Zheleznik school Governmental program to teach safety Cycling competition Training to give first aid

11. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Discussion Direct participation of the young people All partner institutions involved Clear messages to deliver

12. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Discussion Forms of prevention, control for improvement of drivers discipline, involvement of parents Questions : What do we want to improve? Who do we want to involve? What change do we expect? How to meet the interests of the people to be involved? What can we do to achieve the change?

13. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Conclusion 1) To work with parents for accident prevention and for positive behaviour on the road 2) To work with young drivers for safer driving Message: Spent one minute of your life to save one life!

14. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Sustainability and extension of partnership New initiatives after the WG7 meeting in Stara Zagora: Safe Holidays for children of Stara Zagora Competition of young drivers at school age Presentations of Traffic safety youth initiatives at National level in Varna youth meeting Presentation to Chinese delegation in Stara Zagora

15. 3 rd Annual Conference, Stuttgart, June 2009 Reni Andonova Department of Sustainable Development and European Integration of Sustainable Development and European Integration Municipality of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria r.andonova@city.starazagora.net