Action "Cresland Treasures" involved thousands of Russian families

29 November 2011

Many children and adults took part in exciting quest "Cresland Treasures" which took place in the Russian cities within the wide-scale social campaign "Car Seat To Every Child".

The action has been underway starting November 1. The action was initiated by the Russian Interior Ministry Traffic Police with support of the Russian Union of Car Insurers (RUCI) and NGO "Risk Free Road Traffic."

The quest was most popular in Moscow region, in Ivanovo, and in St. Petersburg.

"Staging the game "Cresland Treasures" is the hallmark of social campaign "Car Seat to Every Child", - said Deputy Head of the regulation and promotion of road safety in Traffic Police reporting to the Russian Interior Ministry police colonel Vladimir Shevchenko. - The point is this action is aimed not only at parents, whom we explain using statistics and crash tests why it is so crucial and important to have a child seat inside a car; the campaign is also aimed at children who can get during the New Year holidays a gift of a shining car seat as every child is entitled to a safe place inside a car".

Participants in the quest formed teams each consisting of at least two people one of them being an adult. Expert brought in the name of the team into a standings table to be followed by giving all participants the map of the quest. The winner was the person who made the biggest score. Bunny, Leo and Robotop - the main heroes of the action - were touring Russian cities in huge promo trucks that could be converted into classrooms where the training took place on how to select a seat to suit the height and the age of a child.

"Polls indicate that 33% of parents of children under 12 years simply have no clue about the efficiency of car seats, on the level of protection they provide to a child sitting inside a car exposed to an accident - said the president of the NGO "Risk Free Road Traffic" Natalia Agre. - The commercials fail explaining it, so we developed a marketing tool whereby "the explanation goes to you." Specially trained promoters and propagandists from the traffic police told participants in the quest how the car seat operates, how it can protect a child in case accident happens or the car comes abruptly to a stop, how to choose seat properly accounting for the age and weight of child.

Caravan "Cresland Treasures", consisting of two giant promo - truck and the bus simulator "Road safety 101" finished its tour around Russia. It visited 10 cities in different parts of the country stopping by in Kaluga, Tula, Tambov, Ryazan, Vladimir, Tver, Ivanovo, St. Petersburg, Moscow and in Moscow region. New Year celebrations in Moscow about to start.

Organizers of this activity in the regions were satisfied with the results. The quest "Cresland Treasures" held in Tver on 20 November, coincided with the mourning event - the International Day of Commemoration of Road Traffic Victims, - said the Head of Department of Traffic Police Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Tver Region Police Major Denis Chernykh. - Once again we reminded drivers that children under 12 can be transported inside a car only sitting in a special car seat dramatically reduces the severity of potential accident consequences. To make sure that on the Day of Commemoration of the Road Traffic Victims we do not recall casualties the drivers transporting juniors should be extremely careful, not exceeding the speed limit, not crossing the middle line and always carry children in car seats"/

"Unfortunately, parents are often careless about the safety of their children inside cars; they often forget fastening kids - said, in turn, the head of the Office of Traffic Police reporting to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Police Major Tatiana Zybina. - Of the total number of children injured in accidents in our region, 80% were passengers. Not a single child who at the time of the accident was restrained in car seat was killed in St. Petersburg and in the Leningrad region since the beginning of the year. This confirms the concept that car seats are effective and they do protect little passengers. Therefore, the events like the campaign "Cresland Treasures" raise attention to this issue persuading parents to purchase and use child car seats".

Activity «Car Seat to Every Child!» was also successful in Tambov. It was attended by over 450 children and their parents, - informed the head of the Propaganda Department of the Office of Road Safety Traffic Police Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Tambov Region Police Lieutenant Colonel Vadim Rybkin. - The kids enjoyed themselves, parents learned much new about car seats. I am sure that the event left a lasting impression in their memory. But the main purpose of the event will be achieved only if all the drivers make the choice in favor of children safety and understand how important it is to have a car seat inside the cabin".

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