Strengthening the awareness of young people and influencing the traffic culture is the main mission of the Association for the Promotion of Traffic Safety “Every Life matters“. They present everyday traffic situations to young people on social networks, and recently they managed to get a driving simulator.
Members of the association for the promotion of traffic safety spent months collecting money for a driving simulator that helps young people master the skills of driving motor vehicles.
“We made kolacijada (cake event). When the Chestnut festival was on, we sold our cakes, so we managed to collect some funds. However, it was still not enough. But luckily, we received many donations, so somehow in the end we still managed to collect (5,200 BAM),” told Minela Sadikovic, a member of the association.
“Great idea, because for example I don’t have a license, but I learn to drive through this simulator and most things are learned with this simulator,” said Almin Selimovic, a student of the First Secondary School Cazin.
Until the exam, students of the fourth grade of road traffic technicians discuss the causes and consequences of traffic accidents caused by young people.
“Most of the youth drink and drive, and then the adrenaline takes them, and in the end, it ends in that way. We have noticed that today social networks are used exclusively to present those negative reckless driving where drivers drive at inappropriate speed under the influence of alcohol. And where they, with such a goal really achieve a large number of views on social networks. We decided to use the same social networks, but to just show what are the possible consequences of what we have already saw,” said Aladin Zunic, president of the association.
“I can’t even describe that feeling to you. That loss. It cannot be described. God forbid. Someone who listens to me now, someone, let God help. I would really like it to reach the parents of those children who are given such cars,” said Vanesa Beganovic, the daughter of the victims in the traffic accident (”a clip from the documentary film ”Story of my life” – ”Prica mog zivota”).
With a million views on social networks, the association has educated thousands of students in schools across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and presented ideas to competent ministries and institutions. Lack of money prevents them from doing even more.
“The most important thing for us is that with our activities we send a message to people about everything that exists today, and which is a danger on the road,” explained Sajra Hadzic, fourth-grade student, member of the Association.
“If we manage to awaken awareness in even one person and make one person understand that what he is doing is wrong, we have already won,” said Minela Sadikovic.
Last year, 222 people died in traffic accidents in BiH, while slightly more than ten thousand were slightly or seriously injured, Slobodna Evropa reports.
E.Dz.
