Curriculum1317

=Curriculum 13-17 years old=

Description of the target group.
The curriculum on Traffic Safety for teenagers covers a period of relatively bigger self-independence of man. In this age children begin actively to participate in the traffic as pedestrians, by cycles, by skateboards, by a variety of mopeds into urban areas, outside urban roads and county sides. In this age teenagers can take part in courses for obtaining driving license “M” (in countries where moped licenses exist).

Nowadays the increasing of social and economical way of life and the accessibility of obtaining vehicles gives great opportunities for usage of vehicles (for example moppet, ATV etc.) with or without registration to drive into roads, but in the same time put necessities to prevent the teenagers from fatal rash actions. Children are extremely vulnerable as bikers and cyclists. It comes form the vehicles that they can use and form luck of knowledge, experience, habits, mental processes etc. In contrast to cars, their vehicles are not supplied with safety equipment to decrease the level of injuring when an accident appears. Their vehicles are very simple and the weight is considered to the child physical possibilities. That is why they are not supplied with mechanical and electronic devices for protection, which are something usual for cars. At the same time, these vehicles can move faster than walking or running that increases the risk for fatal injuring.

Other unfavourable fact is that teenager’s behaviour is under influence of emotions of the party that teenagers affiliate themselves. Often this influence is more significant then influence of parents, teachers. At the same time teenagers are high informed, they “understand everything” and do not like to be explained them things that elder people “do not understand”. That requires high persuasiveness of the teachers that train them and this persuasion have to be transferred upon teenagers.

Goals of the Curriculum
This curriculum is objected to support Instructors for Driving and teachers on Traffic Safety matter at schools, at training and special clubs that lead formal and informal activities on Traffic Safety in classrooms and outside with teenagers (13 – 17 years old) and for obtaining driving license for moped (category “M”). The main goal of this curriculum is to present the basic skills and knowledge for everyday behaviour in traffic (including riding), traffic rules, of factors that affect a trip and how to control the traffic behaviour. The main goal is fulfilled by:
 * Description of teenagers’ specific needs for education and training on Traffic Safety;
 * Description of teenagers’ specific needs for training to obtaining driving license for moped (category M);
 * Giving the forms for training content on traffic safety for teenagers;
 * Unifying existing forms and activities for work with teenagers for more effective training.

Methods
Lectures, seminars and practice are basic forms for training.

The study material is presented during lectures by computer presentations and “white” board. Short movies and simulations (maximum 4 minutes duration each) are used as well.

Traffic causes are discussed during the seminars. Different kinds of tests are hold and typical mistakes and controversial mater are explained.

Theoretical knowledge is practiced and skills for participation in traffic are created during lessons.

Practice is carried out at asphalt-paved ground and exercises are organized by marking cones, paint, models of street sings, so to be imitated real traffic situations.

MODULE 1. FUNDAMENTAL THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE
Objective: Traffic low to be studied by teenagers and specific traffic terms to be mastered. This module gives basic knowledge and skills related to traffic rules, signalling and safety measures etc.

Strategies and activities Theoretical knowledge for the Traffic Low and its application are acquired by this module. The studied matter is presented by:
 * Written way at the “white board” and by computer presentations and simulations/animations (for example, Power Point Presentation) on a screen;
 * Books and workbooks, presenting information for Traffic Low;
 * Discussions and analyzing traffic accident’s situations;
 * Study tests for proving acquired knowledge during the module studding;
 * Final test, proving the level of acquired knowledge after the end of the module.

The module is split in three sections: Common knowledge for vehicles available in the traffic and kind of roads is studied in Section 1. Main stress is put on vehicles used by teenagers, dangerous when they are used in traffic together with other vehicles and how to decrease consequences from traffic accidents. The studied mater is: Knowledge for traffic management and signals for regulation is studied in Section 2. Stress is put on mutual connection of traffic safety and strictly consideration of signalization. The studied mater is:
 * Classification of vehicles;
 * Kind of tracks
 * Construction of bicycle (of moped)

Knowledge for safety participation in traffic is studied in Section 3. The studied mater from the Traffic Low is thematically considered with traffic safety. Typical exampled for traffic accidents from practice are investigated. The studied mater is:
 * Why traffic signalization is needed? Description of basic traffic signalization.
 * Traffic signs
 * Traffic lights and crossings.
 * Traffic controller
 * Road marking
 * Other kinds of signalization
 * Common rules in traffic
 * Speed and distance
 * Road surfaces
 * Manoeuvres and signalling
 * Stopping, parking, passing, junctions passing
 * Highway, urban, tunnel, driving/riding, passing urban transport stops. Driving/riding during the night and in bad visibility.
 * Rules for cyclists, carting, traction, vehicles driving under special regime.
 * Rules for pedestrians, passengers’ transportation, for moppet/bicycle owners, behaviour under traffic accident and legal power of traffic controllers.

MODULE 2 RESPONSIBILITIES AND CREATION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY BEHAVIOR
Objectives: Creation of knowledge and habits for:
 * Appreciation of real traffic conditions and reasonable reaction after change
 * Traffic behaviour and skills for self-control of a current situation;
 * Civilly behaviour in traffic and personal conflicts prevention.

Strategies and activities Knowledge is studied in this module: The lessons are implemented in the classroom and outside. Drivers behaviour is analyzed, reasons that call aggressive and not tolerant behaviour, consequence from law, healthy and moral points of views. Good behaviour and early indications of aggression and conflicts to be demonstrated. The studied mater is:
 * Responsibilities after obtaining moppet/cycle;
 * Safety riding in different traffic conditions;
 * Risk evaluation;
 * Psycho-physical self-evaluation and traffic safety;
 * Behaviour under traffic conflict situations
 * Description of safety riding, control the risk and duration of running, tiredness,  attention and the possible consequences;
 * Alcohol and drugs influence of driver behaviour;
 * Tolerant behaviour and traffic safety, rules for tolerant behaviour. Description of aggression style of driving and the possible consequences.
 * Traffic conflicts, help in emergency situation.
 * Obtaining vehicle/moppet and following responsibilities.

MODULE 3 APPLICABLE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Objectives: To give:
 * Basic skills and knowledge of raiding moppets/bicycle, including under different weather (meteorological) conditions;
 * Knowledge of factors that affect a trip, such as the goals of the trip, choice of route, social pressure on decisions, importance of trip etc. as well as the skill to see alternatives to the choices.

Strategies and activities Moped (bicycle) riding under different weather and road conditions is studied and trained. The lessons are implemented on a range (track, school yard, free parking area or other free playground) and in real traffic as well. The initial training starts on a training place and basic kills for riding are practiced. Bad road conditions could be imitated by pour water of some part of the training place. Imitation of country road could be made on not asphalted area by artificially prepared roughness. The studied mater is: Remark: The module should start after successful Module 1 evaluation by test.
 * Strategies for highway riding
 * Strategies for rural riding
 * Strategies for participation with the rest drivers, safety and defensive riding.
 * Strategies for riding in emergency conditions – bad weather conditions, limited and diminished visibility.

MODULE 4. IMPACT OF SOCIETY FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY.
Objective: To give ideas for participation of driving instructors and traffic safety teachers with school, domestic, local, regional, National and European organizations for traffic safety activities and technologies in order to enforce the education of youth in traffic safety fields.

This module is applicable during the formal training of teenager for category “M”, informal training (for example, school and out-of-class forms for work with teenagers).

Strategies and activities
 * Spreading information in society for potential risks teenagers to be injured in the traffic and relevant behaviour how to decrease these risks;
 * Making presentations the most important personal preventive activities for decreasing the risk for injury. Safety helmets, Light reflectors etc;
 * Extending the envelopment of National contests on cycling and motorbike sports in the field of traffic safety, technical and emergency assistance under traffic accidents knowledge.

The studied mater is:
 * How to participate with journalists at Medias (newspapers, local and National broadcastings – radio and TV) for making castings and papers on traffic safety; with parents for to make them alert and to control their children to keep the most important preventive activities;
 * How to organize extra School activities in order to attract teenager’s attention on Traffic Safety problems: Students patrols for observation of traffic around the school, senior students help.
 * How to organize competitions organizing on subject “The youth and traffic safety” at local, regional, National, European levels.