Just before the first day of school, the equipment of classrooms and common premises in schools with information boards on some of the main road signs is being launched. The aim is to improve and illustrate road safety training from an early age. The initiative is launched by State Agency Road Safety (SARS) and is…
The high summer season saw a decrease of about 20% of traffic accidents in the districts of Dobrich, Varna, and Burgas compared to the same period of last year. This became clear during a meeting of the District Road Safety Commission in Varna that convened to analyze the summer months and the effectiveness of prevention…
Online trainings are being launched in all 28 District Road Safety Commissions. The aim is to increase the role of the regions in implementing road safety policies. The initiative is carried out by State Agency Road Safety (SARS) and is taking place in the context of the currently developed Strategy in the area for the…
State Agency for Road Safety’s Deputy Chairperson Anjelina Toteva was elected to represent Bulgaria on the Advisory Board of the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSTF). For all 193 UN Member States, eight seats are provided in the Fund, with our country occupying one of them. The Board provides strategic direction to the Fund, monitors…
On 29 June, we celebrate the National Road Safety Day. It is an initiative of State Agency “Road Safety” and today, a number of events and initiatives are planned to focus the public’s attention on the problems of road safety. All of them are carried out under the slogan “Life has priority on the road”.…
A design of a playground for training of children in traffic safety is provided for free use by schools, kindergartens and other organizations. The model is developed by State Agency “Road Safety” and includes all the essential elements for the establishment of such a training site, both in the courtyards of educational institutions and in…
Last year, State Agency “Road Safety” held the first national poster competition on the topic “Protect your family on the road”. Nearly 40 children and young people from all over the country took part in it and all received works were put together in an exhibition that was showcased for several months in Sofia’s largo.…
The number of serious road accidents that occurred on the territory of the country during the period of the declared state of emergency from 14 March to 7 April 2020 decrased by 186, compared to the same period last year. While the traffic has decreased considerably due to calls to travel only in urgent cases,…
State Agency “Road Safety”, together with Уча.се educational platform, developed video lessons on road safety suitable for children and young people. They are available both on the Agency’s and the platform’s websites (in Bulgarian only). The video lessons are five and can be viewed completely free of charge. In a comprehensible and interesting manner, they…
Urban environment and safe urban mobility; road traffic safety training; marking and signalling; use of seat belts and child seats – these are the four strategic themes included in road traffic safety policies in 2020. They were presented and discussed at a meeting of the State Public Consultative Committee on Road Safety, chaired by Malina…
