Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.folder fanatic
01-05-11, 10:20 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16AO0_08r3o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16AO0_08r3o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16AO0_08r3o)
"....Every year in April some 200,000 school children in the Netherlands take a "Verkeersexamen" (traffic test). The 12 year olds will start secondary school in the following school year. An overwhelming majority of these children will get to secondary school on their bicycles. Rides of up to 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) one way are no exception. In an effort to make traffic safer the children have been taught about traffic rules since they were very young. Now it is time for their final test.
In this video some images of the practical test in Utrecht: a 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) long bike ride though normal traffic. The children are being monitored and those who pass the test receive a "Verkeersdiploma" (traffic certificate). This year some lucky children in 's-Hertogenbosch got the certificate from the hands of the Netherlands' future queen, Princess Máxima, who opened this year's test season. With her presence she underlined the importance the Dutch give to children's traffic safety and education...."
Here in the United States, I never heard of anything approaching this level of child safety. We concentrate on scaring children straight to avoid strangers, drugs, and even life, but nothing positive like this education in living and coping positively in an increasing crowded world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16AO0_08r3o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16AO0_08r3o)
"....Every year in April some 200,000 school children in the Netherlands take a "Verkeersexamen" (traffic test). The 12 year olds will start secondary school in the following school year. An overwhelming majority of these children will get to secondary school on their bicycles. Rides of up to 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) one way are no exception. In an effort to make traffic safer the children have been taught about traffic rules since they were very young. Now it is time for their final test.
In this video some images of the practical test in Utrecht: a 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) long bike ride though normal traffic. The children are being monitored and those who pass the test receive a "Verkeersdiploma" (traffic certificate). This year some lucky children in 's-Hertogenbosch got the certificate from the hands of the Netherlands' future queen, Princess Máxima, who opened this year's test season. With her presence she underlined the importance the Dutch give to children's traffic safety and education...."
Here in the United States, I never heard of anything approaching this level of child safety. We concentrate on scaring children straight to avoid strangers, drugs, and even life, but nothing positive like this education in living and coping positively in an increasing crowded world.