Why children still learn

Safe route to school: 1.5 meters distance that saves lives!

In an average week, 25 children are injured on Swiss roads - many of them on bicycles. If drivers give them enough space, the risk decreases.
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FOR CHILDREN, THE WAY TO SCHOOL IS A FIRST STEP TO INDEPENDENCE. THEY ARE LEARNER ROAD USERS. CHILDREN REQUIRE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN LEARN HOW TO HANDLE DANGERS. YOU CAN HELP TO KEEP SCHOOLCHILDREN SAFE.

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With these simple rules for drivers and children, we make school children safe on the road.

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What is it about?

Children should be able to make their way to kindergarten or school independently and safely. Because children are learners on the road, they need the support of all road users and parents. The action of VCS and Fussverkehr Schweiz, together with the police, the teachers of Switzerland is carried out on behalf of the Swiss Fund for Road Safety.

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Fussverkehr Schweiz
Klosbachstrasse 48
8032 Zurich
043 488 40 30
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VCS Swiss Transport Club
Aarbergergasse 61
3001 Bern
031 328 58 58
vcs [at] verkehrsclub.ch

An action by:

Fussverkehr Schweiz
Klosbachstrasse 48
8032 Zurich
043 488 40 30
info [at] fussverkehr.ch

VCS Swiss Transport Club
Aarbergergasse 61
3001 Bern
031 328 58 58
vcs [at] verkehrsclub.ch

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VCS und Fussverkehr Schweiz

VCS und Fussverkehr Schweiz