Since 2016, a new Ordinance has been enacted that requires every school, kindergarten and youth centre for personal growth and development in the country to appoint its own Road Safety Committee. This Committee has to support the head teacher in:
- executing control over the quality of the road safety education in the institution;
- making sure road safety education is effective and addresses the specific risks in road traffic for children and youngsters attributable to the urban surroundings of the specific institution and their specific path home; and
- organising public initiatives aimed at raising awareness among their pupils and the public regarding the risks inherent to road traffic safety.
The committees have to develop road safety yearly plans, which include all measures and intervention areas and have to report to the pedagogical council annually about the initiatives and measures taken. The Ordinance furthermore requires educational institutions at the pre-primary, primary and secondary level to make the urban area surrounding their location more safe via several measures. Good results have been reported since the inception of the road safety committees.
More Information
The Ordinance was updated in 2023 and can be downloaded (in Bulgarian) from this link. The 2016 Ordinance originally referenced is available at this link.