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Keep your senses alert in traffic – Road Safety Week has begun

National Road Safety Week is celebrated annually during week 37, this year from 8 to 12 September. The theme week reminds us to keep our senses alert when out on the roads. So pay attention to your surroundings, whether you are walking, cycling or driving!

Skills and awareness for safe mobility are taught in Finland from an early age, as traffic education is one of the key tasks of our early childhood education and schools. The aim of traffic education is to teach children how to act in different traffic situations. As adults and more experienced road users, we play a key role in helping children learn safe road behaviour and good traffic culture. Learning does not take place in a vacuum, but in real traffic situations, in interaction with other road users.

Many different types of travellers participate in everyday traffic: beginners, trainees, experienced experts, users of assistive devices, professionals and those whose pace has slowed down. Everyone can contribute to the safety and smooth flow of traffic through their own actions: attentiveness, anticipation and following the rules are key safety measures in traffic. This can be summarised in three points:

  1. Observe your surroundings and remember the speed limit.
  2. Anticipate and prepare for surprises.
  3. Be polite and considerate of others.

National Road Safety Week is organised by the Traffic Education Cooperation Network. Materials published by Traffic Safety can be used by various parties – at home, at school, in early childhood education and in leisure activities – to support traffic education throughout the year. The website also offers useful tips for ensuring everyone’s safety in everyday traffic. For example, with autumn approaching and the days getting darker, remember to check your reflectors and bicycle lights and make sure you are visible!

Road Safety Week materials and tips are available on the Road Safety website:

The light traffic network extending from Tuusula to neighbouring municipalities offers excellent opportunities for the whole family to practise safe traffic behaviour:

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