Educating safe cycling in European schools

The applicant organisation of the SAFECY project is the Federación Aragonesa de Ciclismo. The Aragonese Cycling Federation is located in the Aragon region of Spain and represents 129 cycling clubs in Aragon. The main objective of this project is to reduce the number of cycling-related accidents that occur every year in the EU by educating young people through creative and innovative approaches on topics such as road safety.

THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE:

1 – The first objective is to train and educate young Europeans to become safer, more aware and responsible cyclists and future drivers, in order to reduce the number of accidents, sometimes fatal, related to bicycles.

2 – The second objective is to give teachers, trainers and coaches the necessary tools to teach young people to become safe cyclists in a fun and innovative way.

3 – The third objective is to promote and encourage cycling among young people across the EU by creating easily accessible content, in order to create a healthier generation.

The partnership is composed of partners from: Denmark, Spain, Austria, Norway, Austria, Bulgaria and the Republic of Northern Macedonia.