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