Road Safety

"Open Youth" took part in the presenting of the best practice projects of the "Youth in Action" program at the annual meeting of the National Centre "European Youth Programs and Initiatives". It was held on May 21st, 2012 in Youth Theatre "Nikolay Binev", Sofia. The meeting was organized in relation to the 2011 projects evaluation, funded by the "Youth in Action" program.

The whole spectrum of alco- and druggoggles, which simulate vision under influence and what the effect is on people’s abilities, were demonstrated at the specialized stand of the association. Other interesting simulations, related to the road risks prevention, were shown, too. The young volunteers took opportunity of the meeting to combine its new prevention tools with the already well-known ones. This experience will allow them to enlarge the spectrum of their messages in order to reach larger audience in 2012. The preventive tools proved even more effective when used in different combinations.

"Open Youth" showed its new tool in the road safety field – a specially developed weight calculator, which showed everyone, how heavy his/her body is during a car crash with a certain speed (50, 90 or 130 km/h). The weight calculator attracted the attention of the people and there were many who wanted to try it.