The circuit in Varano was transformed into
an intelligent and entertaining school
classroom: For five afternoons between
March and April, the track in the Emilia
region of Italy played host to 76 boys and
girls from the Val di Ceno who learned
how to behave correctly on the road, while
having fun at the same time.
This enjoyable and useful initiative was
organised by the municipal police, their
chief coordinator and controller, Enzo
Viola, and the local council in Varano de’
Melegari, and provided children and young
people from the ages of 5 to 15, i.e. from
infant school right through to senior
school age, with a free, integrated road
safety educations course designed to
provide them with a solid grounding in the
principles of road safety.
Once the pupils had completed the
theoretical part of the course, which was
carried out in the classrooms, the
youngsters in the 13 to 15 age group were
given to opportunity to attend a practical
safe driving stage in the paddock of the
circuit at Varano de’ Melegari, in
collaboration with So.Ge.Sa, the company
that manages the track.
A large number of volunteers were on
hand to help out during the stage,
including numerous personnel from the
various police forces (municipal,
provincial, traffic, railway, etc.), the
Carabinieri and the Fire Service; naturally,
Dallara was present too, because safety is
just as important on the road as it is on
the track, and it is vitally important to
ensure that the younger generations are
made aware of this.
D
URING THE MONTHS OF
M
ARCH AND
A
PRIL THE CIRCUIT IN
P
ARMA PLAYED
HOST TO A DRIVING COURSE INTENDED FOR THE YOUNG
,
AND VERY YOUNG
,
ROAD USERS OF THE
V
AL DI
C
ENO
:
AN INTELLIGENT
,
FUN WAY OF INTRODUCING
YOUNGSTERS TO THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ROAD SAFETY BY COMBINING THEORY
WITH HANDS
-
ON EXPERIENCE
.
T
HE INITIATIVE WAS PROMOTED BY THE MUNICIPAL
POLICE WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF
D
ALLARA
A
UTOMOBILI
POLE POSITION IN
SROOM» IN VARANO
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