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

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Driving Licence at School

• Figures

• Driving licence at school results in +/- 15.000 teaching hours for driving instructors

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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

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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

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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

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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