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Councilor José Ballesta, Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, and the director of the Fundación Antena 3, Carmen Bieger, present this event to be held from 19 to 24 April in Santa Quiteria

The Minister of Public Works and Planning, José Ballesta, today in the municipality of Lorca's 'Road Safety Week Lorca 2010' to be held from 19 to 24 April in Santa Quiteria fairgrounds and that expected to attend more than 15,000 children from different parts of the Region.

During the ceremony, which also had the support of road safety 'Put Brakes Junior' targeted at primary and secondary schools in the region, the Minister José Ballesta was accompanied by Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, the director of the Fundación Antena 3, Carmen Bieger, the general director of the Institute of Road Safety Foundation Mapfre, Julio Laria, and the regional director and area Guadalentín Cajamurcia Almeria, Pascual Martínez Asensio.

José Ballesta emphasized that the goal of 'Road Safety Week Lorca 2010' is to "raise the smallest of the importance of road safety and respect for traffic rules, through educational activities such as tours, animations, plays, games, exercises and workshops, so they are the children themselves to become prescriptotes in road safety from their parents and peers. "

This Road Safety Week complements the suite of initiatives undertaken by the regional government, through the Public Transport Authority to improve child road safety, such as PAPI Plan (Plan For Child Safety in Public and Private Buses .)

Among the activities to be developed include various circuits of driver education organized by the local police of Lorca, in which children will test their knowledge of traffic regulations.

You can also enjoy the Caravan Mapfre a classroom and a circuit of cars will participate in games of skill and ability on a bike and test your reflexes and driving simulator car and bike.

Furthermore, it has scheduled the documentary 'A second change your life', which closes with a talk.

It also conducted several drills for release in buses made by the fire of the Consortium for Fire Fighting and Rescue, that explained to children all the systems of active and passive safety as well as ways to stabilize and address the vehicles as the type of incident.

Civil Protection Staff will demonstrate how to respond to a traffic accident.

Also represent the play 'The Bus' with which the Public Transport Authority wants to introduce thousands of children in the region the benefits of public transport as opposed to private vehicles, such as reduced pollutant emissions, reduced the congestion of cities and economic and energy savings. "

José Ballesta said: "The book teaches children the safety rules to follow when boarding the bus, shows the different types of transmission lines that exist and explains the benefits of public transport, all through different characters, funny songs and dialogue. "

The Minister appealed to schools, parents and children in the region to participate in this initiative and stressed that "education at early ages is essential to set good habits for the future."

Competition 'Put Brakes Junior'

The Minister of Public Works and Planning reported that the Fundación Antena 3, in collaboration with the Autonomous Community, has announced the first competition of road safety 'Put Brakes Junior', which will make the Murcia Region in Spanish first community to host the celebration of this event aimed at children of primary and secondary schools.

Children wishing to participate must be enrolled from 3 of Primary 4 of the ESO and have to record a television commercial or a wedge for radio, in both cases no more than 20 seconds long, which develop advice for safe road behavior.

From 1 April, those interested can access the contest through the page www.ponlefreno.com and www.circulando.es , or through a link on www.entidadpublicadeltransporte.com.

The deadline for receipt of the work will last until 30 April.

Among the various awards that are covered include professional format recording and broadcasting of television spot and wedge Antena 3 radio Onda Cero and Europa FM, visit the class at Antena 3 TV facilities and travel to Terra Mitica , among others.

Source: CARM