Are children briskly marching in reflective vests with reflective materials? It is no wonder in Żywiec. From the beginning of September preschoolers and the youngest elementary school students participate in the "Safety of children on the road" campaign.
From the beginning of the school year, the representatives of the agency's office in Żywiec and the Police Headquarters, its spokesperson, Mirosław Gruszka, the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund, its head Włodzimierz Lis and students of the police class ZS, along with the mascot of the Silesian Police, they visit the youngest road users. Children watch the movie "Sznupek advises how to be safe on the road", then they talk about this with invited guests. "We ask children, do they know how to move on the road, schoolgirls teach them how to behave when they see an accident; children also remember phone emergency numbers: 999 and 112. I suspect that after such classes they have more practical skills than many adults," adds Józef Stopka. An additional attraction is ARiMR gifts - reflective vests sew on reflective tape, wristbands, elements attached to backpacks. At the end of the meeting, the children take an oath that they will move carefully along the way, obeying the rules of the road. "We want the children to be safe," emphasizes Józef Stopka. "Both on the way to school and in places where they play. From August 31, regulations are in force, so that after dark, moving outside the built-up area, have a visible reflective element on them. We give away reflections, not only to children but also to adults." Józef Stopka became convinced about how such an element helps both pedestrians and drivers. For years, he has been in the team guiding traffic and securing walking pilgrimages to Jasna Góra. "Reflective vests that we always wear, perfectly fulfill our role - we are visible. If we save one or more human lives through such lessons, it is worth carrying out a million such actions," he sums up.
