Status of Traffic Safety and Mobility Education in Europe

The LEARN! project’s first report provides an overview of the status of traffic safety and mobility education in Europe.

This report provides an overview of the status of traffic safety and mobility education across Europe from both a legal as well as a practical perspective. It sets out where in Europe such education is given, at what level (e.g. primary and/or secondary), if it is required by law, who teaches the course, and how the lessons are structured.

This report also looks at the road safety situation for children and youngsters as well as the EU’s role in traffic safety and mobility education, and examines mobility education from the wider perspective of health and sustainability.

The following pages provide maps for Europe with regards to:

• Overview: this page provides an overview for where traffic safety and mobility education in given at what levels of education
• Primary Education: this page provides an overview for where in Europe traffic safety education is a dedicated subject at primary schools, where a minimum amount of teaching hours is required, what lesson formats are used, where educational goals are set and where exams are held.
• Secondary Education: this page provides an overview for where in Europe traffic safety education is a dedicated subject at secondary schools, where a minimum amount of teaching hours is required, what lesson formats are used, where educational goals are set and where exams are held.
• Road Safety Situation: this page provides an overview of the road safety situation for children and youngsters aged 0-17 years old.

The full report contains more information as well as state-specific examples and is freely available here.