Road safety issues[/B] and the ways of further cooperation between the Ministry of Transport and the Ministries of Defence and Education to promote good behaviour on the road network among young people, were the focus of separate meetings held in recent days between the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Yannis Karousos, and the Minister of Defence, Haralambos Petridis, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, Prodromos Prodromou.
On behalf of the Minister of Justice and Public Order, the meeting was attended by the Director General of the Ministry. Also present were the Director General of the Ministry of Transport, the Assistant Director of Traffic, on behalf of the Chief of Police, and members of the Road Safety Council.
Safe transport of National Guardsmen, training and education in camps
According to a statement, recommendations for the implementation of actions, concerning, inter alia, safe transportation of National Guardsmen to the camps and the introduction of training programmes within the camps, will be examined in the coming period by a working group set up with the participation of officials from the Ministries of Transport, Justice and Defence.
Considering that National Guardsmen, as young drivers, are often more prone to road collisions, Messrs. Karousos and Petridis appointed the working group, which, after studying the proposals submitted, will forward them to the next meeting of the Road Safety Council in March for final decision-making and implementation.
During their meeting, the Ministers of Transport and Defence assessed the actions already implemented in the camps for the information and training of soldiers and militiamen, in cooperation with the National Guard and the Police.
Cultivating road culture in schools through training programmes
[/P]The actions already implemented in schools to raise awareness among pupils on road safety issues were examined by the Ministers of Transport and Education at their meeting. The two Ministers agreed to promote, in cooperation with the Road Safety Council, programmes to raise awareness among pupils, with the ultimate aim of fostering a culture of good behaviour on the road network.
The way of obtaining a student driving licence was also on the agenda, and it was decided to study extensively the proposal to change the existing procedure. In particular, Mr. Karousos and Mr. Prodromou asked the competent officials to elaborate the possible completion of a training programme in schools as a prerequisite for obtaining a student licence.
Source: KYPE
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