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Association of Familiesof Road Traffic Victims,
Croatia
Improving services for victims and their families
Global Meeting of NGO Advocating for Road safetyWHO, Brussels, 7.-8. May 2009.
Teodora Beletić
Founding Assembly of Association, Pula, 26.10.2007.
Regional Model of Association
Associations for Dalmacija and for Slavonija and Baranja
Our aims are: Protecting a basic human right – the
right for life Better legislation and court system Improving road culture and politics in
Croatia Prevention and education for
responsible behaviour in traffic Giving support to families of road
victims
Support those that suffered
Free phone 0800-444-449 Free legal advices, psychological
help and communication with memebers
Web page – www.stradaliuprometu.hr
Psycho-social workshops
Members meet
profesional psychoterapists and psychiatrists ones a month
Searching for help
Colaboration with: Psihology sociaty of Croatia University of Rijeka – scientifical work “Psyhological consecvence of road
traffic accidents” projects for systematicly help for
victims and families
Lack of traffic safety Traffic accidents = family tragedy = social (economical, health,
psychological, demografic) problem
Consumer culture
It is necessary to recognise traffic safety as an important social (inter)national problem.
Consumer culture and car industry send wrong messages and values.
Traffic accidents are not happening by chance, they are caused by careless breaking of the existing traffic law.
Public and media
Campaign for traffic responsible behaviour “Don’t wait until it happens to You”
Press conference with Mayor of Pula
Work of our Association
“Do not wait that it happens to You”
Signing the Petiton for sharpening of punishment to driverswho are doing particular heavy traffic offence
Pula, 6.10.2007.
We handed Petition to the President of Croatian parliament, 23.4.2008.
22.500 signatures Suggestions for modification of Road safety
Law
Driving Licence is not Licence for Kill
“Open Letter” to the High Court, Ministry of Justice and Croatian State Attourney.
We requested and explanation as to why those that break the law so obviously, those who cause someone’s death or permanent disability, are punished so midly.
Appeals to the Governament
Association has been invited by the Ministry of the Internal affairs and the Ministry of Justice.
We have suggested changes in Croatian traffic and criminal law.
We have contributed to the work of Traffic committee of the Croatian Parliament, and have become member of the Committee which works on National Plan to prevent child injuries.
Our “New approach to Road Safety in Croatia”
Inspired by the project “Vision zero” from Scandinavia
Presented to Croatian Parliament, President, Prime minister, relevant ministers and to the public
Influence to: state institution, local government, other NGO, prevention and education, public opinion
Aim of Association is that Goverment found a Centre for traffic safety in Croatia
Centre would: - systematically and continually coordinate
the work of all relevant institutions, experts, NGOs … for realising “Vision 0” (zero traffic deaths and serious injuries),
- sistematically help for traffic victims and their families.
-set up State register of road traffic victims
Key problems in Croatia
The sentencing is still too lenient. Justly punishing is often not
employed. Trials takes forever … - which increase the trauma of the
families of victims.
Legal Help Useful advices to the road traffic
victimes and their fammilies, on our web site.
We give support to the members during the court cases.
We help to have adequate information and responding to
difficult or the controversial cases.
Increasing public awareness
We encourage journalists to follow the trials and inform the public about the problems of our members.
Informing the media in suspected court cases.
Humanitarian rock concerts
To help disabled and injured members of the Association
Motorcycle club Twin Horn
Victims Rememberance Day 18.11.2007.
Shoes as a symbol to those that can not ever wear them again
Day of our Association
We published “In memoriam” to all those that died in all traffic accidents, in collaboration with Croatian Auto-Club (HAK)
Victims Rememberance Day 2008.
Meting of Association for
Slavonija and Baranja Osijek, 14.11.
Rememberance Day in Zagreb
Lightening 619 candles for 619 victims of road traffic in Croatia in 2007.
Mirogoj, 16.11.
Rememmberance Day in Pula
Cityzens and members of Istrian goverment, Goverment of Pula, Istrian Police lightened the candles.
Candels for victims in Istria
Photo exhibition “Black side of the road”
“We had right for life, too” In
memoriam Educative
materials
Light of hope with FEVR
World campaign: invitation to cityzens to light the candels on their windows
Tree for life, Pula 17.11.
Planting trees in memory and tribute to road traffic victims in Pula Cemetery
Tree for life
Students of Eko High School Pula
Herkulanea, City Pula Foundation for
civil society of Istria
We are all responsable
“Saving one life will save a whole world”
Thank You!
Dedicated to Jasmina Čelica and all road traffic victims