Why education?

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Typically Dutch!

Road fatalities

young and male

Too young and inexperienced!

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Novelty and thrill seeking

Waarom nemen jongeren risico’s ?

Bron:Reyna & Farley (2006) Risk and Rationality in Adolescent Decision making

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Measures that work

Segregation of VRU and Motor vehicles –  Mix only at low speeds –  Else separate

•  30 Zones - 15 % •  Cycle path - 24 % •  60 Zones - 32 %* •  Roundabout - 30 %*

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Still problematic

Crashes VRU & cars •  Mostly serious •  Happen mostly in built up areas •  Often at intersections

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Why education? 1.  Road crashes cause of death: young and male

2.  Create a safe environment

3.  Training requires effective programmes

4.  Intuition about effectiveness is not a good guidance

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