On the 25-26th October, 2010, PRP – a Portugal based national road safety organisation are hosting a conference on young drivers. The conference will present an international view on the current situations young drivers face on the road.
It is often surprising to hear that young people are over-represented in the number deaths due to road crashes ever year. However, when attempting to analyse factors behind such phenomena, it is not surprised that young male drivers constitute a significant proportion of these deaths. On average, young males are more likely to take risks on the road than young females and young men are more likely to use their automobiles for thrill seeking.
In response to this and as a concrete movement towards the forthcoming decade of action, PRP are hosting this conference with the aim that young drivers will take on board the seriousness of road safety and become road safety ambassadors for their peer group.
Our Communications Officer, Manpreet Darroch, will be attending the conference as a follow up of his work in Tunisia at the Young Drivers Forum. Manpreet will present alongside Axel Druart of Responsible Young Drivers Belgium and Hajer Bourouni of ATRP, a Tunisian Road Safety Association. At the conference, Manpreet will focus on presenting the key facts about the work of YOURS and present a call for action, where young people can join YOURS and become active road safety ambassadors. Here, the World Crossing Campaign video will also be showcased.
More information about the event will feature soon, including a video and photographic capture of the event. For more information contact: manpreet@youthforroadsafety.org