From 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, the Automobile Club brings its young students to the streets: highway code theory and protected lane lessons for children aged 6 to 10. At the end, they'll receive a "Road Safety Ambassador" diploma and a commitment to sharing the 10 FIA golden rules with their families.
Learning the rules of the road while having fun, sitting behind the wheel of a real electric kart. This is the heart of the day that will liven up Piazza della Libertà today, Wednesday, June 3rd. Salerno from 10am to 18pm. The event, included in the national calendar of “Karting in Piazza”, marks the conclusion of the third edition of the project “Don't get drunk”, promoted by the Automobile Club of Italy and technically managed by the Scuderia Salerno Corsica.
This school year, the initiative has already involved over 2.700 students from primary and secondary schools in the capital. Today, the initiative finds its most concrete expression in a square transformed into a protected circuit. Here, under the constant supervision of specialized instructors, children between the ages of 6 and 10 will enjoy a comprehensive learning experience: first a theoretical session covering the fundamentals of the Highway Code, followed by a practical test on zero-emission karts, specially designed and adapted to ensure maximum safety.
At the end of the course, each young participant will receive a "Road Safety Ambassador" diploma, an award that comes with a specific mission: to instill the International Automobile Federation's ten golden rules in their families, thus becoming the first examples of responsible driving at home.
"It's not just about introducing children to sports," the Automobile Club Salerno explains, "but about a cultural investment in prevention. Enabling children to understand intersections, stop signs, and giving way means building the drivers of tomorrow, as well as the more attentive pedestrians and cyclists of today."
The selection of a limited number of locations throughout Italy makes the Salerno stopover particularly significant, cementing the Campania capital's position as one of the most active hubs for promoting road safety among young people. The area, equipped with road and street signs, will remain open until 6:00 PM, offering families the opportunity to closely observe their children's progress on a course that, through play and learning, teaches much more than just the trajectory of a curve.
It seemed like an interesting initiative to me, the children were able to have fun and learn a little, but not all the parents understood the rules; some instructors spoke softly and it didn't seem clear, the signs were well placed anyway, perhaps the parents would like more information.