NOK 4 million for traffic safety measures

The subsidy program of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for road safety measures is part of the government's commitment to road safety.

– Norwegian work on traffic safety is based on cooperation. Local initiatives and contributions are very important. Together we must be able to reduce the numbers fatalities and injured in road traffic, says Nygård.

This year, these projects received funding:

Trygg MC has received NOK 40 to support the training of motorcyclists in Rudskogen. Trygg MC wants to organize a low-budget event for motorcyclists of both sexes of all ages. The aim is to reduce the number of fatal and injured motorcyclists by focusing on improving their own riding skills.

FAU (Association of Parents and Teachers) at Grålum School in the municipality of Sarpsborg has received NOK 200 to support several bicycle safety projects. The commission will set up a bicycle parking lot on the school grounds and will organize a bicycle day and bicycle workshops for school students. With a focus on traffic safety, safe cycling and bicycle repair / maintenance, the committee wants more students to cycle to school and take care of their bicycles.

Senior MC Norge, Rogaland branch has received NOK 50 to support a driver development course at KNA Raceway in Sogndal. The course is a low-threshold offer and is aimed at riders of all ages with all types of motorbikes. The aim is to improve road safety by maintaining and enhancing motorcyclists' attitudes and driving skills.

Porsgrunn Municipality received NOK 150 to support the implementation of an attitude campaign targeting children in the municipal primary school in the fall of 000. The aim of the campaign is to make children aware of the importance of being visible as a cyclist in the traffic picture. The campaign is the result of cooperation between schools and the Road Safety Group in the Porsgrunn commune.

NOK 4 million to support small and large initiatives and commitment to improving traffic safety

Moss Municipality received SEK 120 to support the purchase of green / orange bags for first-year students in the municipality. Bags will be distributed on preschool day so that students have bags until the first day of school. Increased visibility is important for traffic safety, and especially important for the youngest road users.

Cycling school of Norges Cykleforbund received NOK 200 to support cycling training in schools across the country. The aim of the project is to increase the road safety of children riding bicycles. The aim is also to adapt education to the local environment, as well as stimulate increased activity and improvement of public health of children and adolescents.

Haugesund Municipality received NOK 150 to support the preparation of a film about traffic safety on the school road and around the school. The film will be used as the starting point for the commune's work to establish Heart Zones (car-free zones) around schools. In addition, the commune will conduct a reflection campaign aimed at primary schools.

Knowledge of traffic and dangers

Regnbuen kindergarten in the municipality of Vefsn received NOK 14 to support the organization of a road safety day for children in kindergarten. Here, children will learn more about road traffic and the dangers that may arise in it.

DRIVE Norway received NOK 375 to support the project  Together we save lives . DRIVE Norway runs an individualized activity offer for interested cars and endangered drivers up to 24 years of age. An important goal is to induce a lasting behavior change and consider road users through positive experiences, a sense of mastery and increased social competence.

FAU (Association of Parents and Teachers) in School Kurland in the municipality of Fredrikstad received NOK 100 to support the traffic and cycling safety week at Kurland Primary School. The project is carried out in cooperation with the Church City Mission in the Fredrikstad Pedalen bicycle workshops. The aim of the project is to make children at Kurland school safer on the move road by focusing on road traffic rules, cycling skills, safer bicycles and to make children more visible in the road traffic picture.

Fastening seat belts and other safety measures

Road Traffic Safety Association (TSF) received NOK 200. The funding will be used to support the summer campaign aimed at reducing the number of fatalities and seriously injured during the summer months of June, July and August 000. TSF, in cooperation with road traffic and car organizations, the police and road authorities, focus on safe traffic during the summer months. summer. In addition, focusing on driving at the speed limit, conditions, fastening seat belts and other safety measures, taking breaks, resting, properly packing, etc.

FAU at the Karlshus school in the municipality of Råde has received 40 kronor to support several cycling initiatives at the school. The Commission will purchase training materials, incl. books, bikes for rent, scooters and helmets, bollards and road signs for cycling exercises and training for children. He will also purchase spray chalk to mark bicycle paths.

Road Safety Hall (TSH) received NOK 270 to support the further development of TSH as a center for teaching and cooperation in road safety. TSH will do this by creating a facility similar to Trafoen (from Kristiansand, Agder). All this in order to be able to conduct attitude-shaping courses mainly for young adults during driver training. The purpose of TSH is to prevent and reduce the number fatalities and serious injuries in road traffic.

Limiting car traffic around schools

The environmental agents received NOK 100. Support to support the 'Beintøft' competition campaign to encourage pupils to walk, cycle or travel together to school. Restricting car traffic around schools is an important traffic safety measure. Miljøagentene works with Trygg Trafikk, the Norwegian Public Roads Authority, the Norwegian Health Directorate, the Parents 'Committee of Primary and Secondary Schools, the Police, the National Cyclists' Association and the Recycling Cooperation Loop.

INSPIRIA Science Center received NOK 350 to support the organization of the safety week and the implementation of the Sparkz project. This is a project for all 000 classes in the municipality of Nordre Follo in the fall of 8. "Sparkz" is a curriculum about electric scooters and road safety aimed at children and adolescents.

Team Trysil Mekkeklubb was awarded NOK 100 for supporting his club offer and many years of work at the interface of knowledge / skills and the relationship of young people to law / regulations and car reconstruction. All this in close cooperation with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the police. The club works to increase traffic safety through post-creation work and increasing traffic competences.

Mekkeverkstedet Bajas received NOK 100 to support the club's offer and their work at the intersection of car mechanics and road safety. The aim of the club is that no young people are killed or seriously injured in road traffic in Elverum.

FAU at the Børs school in the municipality of Skaun received NOK 150.000 to support the project Are you cycling or on foot? Through cooperation between school and home, the committee seeks to create lasting changes in attitudes in the local community in order to get more people to cycle to school or to drive, and to increase road safety around the school.

Road safety, co-financed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Pensioners 'Association of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the Police, and the Pensioners' Association have received NOK 450. It's a project support Walk-friendly local communities - safe elderly people . The project will seek to create a model to map the possibilities and limitations existing in the environment. The main aim of the project is to make more elderly people feel safe as pedestrians.

Municipality of Tysvær received 150 NOK. The funding will be used to support campaigns and activities aimed at providing young people with walking and cycling. The aim of the project is to increase road safety, but also to increase the percentage of people walking or cycling to kindergarten, school or spending free time.

Tindlund Elementary School in the commune Sarpsborg received support in the amount of NOK 40 for the purchase of bicycles, helmets and reflectors for rent and use in connection with cycling tours and training courses. The measure will contribute to increasing road safety for pupils by increasing the emphasis on reflex and safe cycling.

Attitude training courses for at-risk youth and young drivers

NAF Øvingsbanner received 300 NOK. The organization will organize attitudinal courses for young people and young drivers to better understand the risks and focus more on road safety.

National cyclist association (Syklistenes landsforening) received NOK 250 to support the project Active pre-school trips 2022 . The aim of the project is to develop, test and evaluate a new and consistent measure influencing attitudes for kindergartens. In addition, the aim is to increase road safety and health by increasing the proportion of pedestrian traffic and safe cycling among children, employees and parents.

Follese Cultural Center received NOK 51 to support physical traffic security measures in the center. Playground fencing, access to the playground and outdoor activities. Additionally, sidewalks that will ensure safe traffic for road users, especially children and adolescents from the area.

Sauda Municipality received NOK 50 to support the implementation of bicycle events aimed primarily at children and adolescents. In the spring, summer and fall of 000, the municipality will organize various events aimed at increasing the participation of cyclists among residents, increasing the emphasis on safe cycling.