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Vlaamse Stichting VerkeerskundeFlemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge
Lifelong Learning on Road Issues
Eddy Klynen
September 2012
Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (FFT-VSV)
• Public organisation• Founded by Flemish parliament, Belgium
(1990)• Umbrella / network structure
Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (FFT-VSV)
•Mission: knowledge transfer on road safety and sustainable mobility
– Education and training: publications, consultancy, courses, …
• professionals & non-professionals• “lifelong learning” principle
– Stimulate research– Advice to Flemish government and parliament
Situating Belgium and Flanders
National symbols
• Lifelong learning: for everybody!
Decision makers
Children
Teenagers
Novice drivers
Senior drivers
Local administrations
Local & regional organisations
Police officers
School teachers
Companyleaders
Parents
Professional organisations Motorcyclists
Lifelong learning
• Lifelong learning: vertical learning line”– How to behave in traffic “from age 0 till 100”– Different projects for different age groups
• Nursery school children• Primary school children• Secondary school pupils• 18+• Senior drivers
– All pieces fit together> permanent education
Lifelong learning
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 jaar
Lifelong learning
Nursery and primary school
Secondary school
18+
Senior drivers
• Nursery school– Hear, listen and drive!
basic sensory and motor skill training to participate in traffic
Lifelong learning
• Primary school– Traffic parents: training for parents who back up
traffic education projects in their own school/community
– The Big Traffic Test: educational quiz for school children
– The Big Cycling Exam: practical cycling exam for 6th grade pupils
Lifelong learning
Lifelong learning
• Secondary school– Mobibus: travelling exhibition on sustainable
mobility and road safety– Smart Mobile Schools: all-in package– Driving Licence at School
• Partners – FFT, driving instructors, examination centers, secondary
schools
• Target group– All pupils in last year of secondary school (17-18 years
old)
• Goals– prepare them professionally for the theory test– teach them about sustainable mobility
• Contents– 8, 10 or 12 classes by professional driving instructors– Educational material for pupils– Funded theoretical exam in school
.
Driving Licence at School
• Figures
• Driving licence at school results in +/- 15.000 teaching hours for driving instructors
.
Schoolyear Number of schools Number of participants
Success rate
2008-2009 763 43 784 60,2 %
2009-2010 786 39 809 63,9 %
2010-2011 789 45 508 60,3 %
Driving Licence at School
• 18+– Start to Drive
Lifelong learning
• Partners – FFT, driving instructors, examination centers
• Target group– 5.000 participant of Driving Licence at school,
• Goals– prepare them professionally for the practical test– student and supervisor together
• Contents– Infomoment and 2 hours practical training in driving
school
– Training with supervisor
– Trial exam with feedback
– Training with supervisor
– Driving exam
– logbook
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Start to drive
• 18+– Start to Drive – On the Road
Lifelong learning
• Partners – FFT, driving instructors, examination centers
• Target group– 18-24 years old (large risk group), with a driving licence
on a voluntary basis
• Goals– Make them think about mobility problems– Make them aware about agelinked risks– Teach them safer driving skills– Reduce the number of accidents
.
On the Road
• Contents– Mix of theory and practice during a half day– Small groups (12 participants)
• Practical– Classes by professional driving instructors– Participant pays € 20, FFT pays € 87/participant– Benefit in car insurance– 1.000 participants/year – 3.500 teaching hours for driving instructors
.
On the Road
• 18+– Start to Drive – On the Road – Ready to Ride
Lifelong learning
• Partners – FFT, driving instructors
• Target group– Motorcyclists
• Goals– Teaching defensive driving
• Contents– One day course with a lot of practical excercises
• Practical – Classes by professional driving instructors– All driving schools can take part– Advertising bij FFT– This autumn: FFT pays € 100/particpant, the participant
pays € 50
.
Ready to Ride
Lifelong learning
• 18+ Information & awareness-raising– The Great Traffic Quiz: Online quiz game for active
road users age 25-45– Trucksafe charter: road safety charter for transport
companies and lorry drivers
Lifelong learning
• Seniors – Mobiplus
• Partners – FFT, driving instructors
• Target group– Seniors, 55+, on a voluntary basis
• Goals– refresher course about traffic regulation and mobility
abilities
• Contents– Traffic rules en traffic behavior
• Practical – Small groups– Classes by professional driving instructors– Four 2-hour-classes
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Mobiplus
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 jaar
Lifelong learning
Nursery and primary school
Secondary school
18+
Senior drivers
• 1990’s: - 1000 participants- 350 training hours
• 2004 - 2005: increase due to Mobibuzz, Mobiplus
• 2007: increase due to “Driving Licence at School”
• 2007:- 14.232 participants- 2188 training hours
• 2009:- 52.964 participants- 19.575 training hours
Does it works? Evolution of activities FFT
• Role for driving schools? – Teaching theoretical en practical lessons for
different projects– Teaching everyone– Thinking about new projects– Working together with the Flemish government
– Becoming ‘lifelong learning about mobility experts’
Lifelong learning
More information
Eddy Klynen
Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge(Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde)Louizastraat 402800 MechelenTel. 0032 15 44 61 31eddy.klynen@verkeerskunde.bewww.rijbewijsopschool.bewww.verkeerskunde.be