Respecting the rules saves lives. We are proud to be able to announce that the Automobile Club of Italy has assigned to the Automobile Club Ponente Ligure, a stage of the prestigious “Karting in Piazza” 2023 event which every year includes only 9 stages on the national territory.
The event will take place in Savona in Piazza Sisto IV on 24 and 25 May 2024. Participation is free and will be regulated according to the methods chosen by the Automobile Club organizing the event.
Karting in Piazza is an original format created by Acisport and which has been held with great success since 2013 and has already reached over 20,000 children in around 50 selected locations.
The event, organized by AC Ponente Ligure with the support of ACISport SpA, will take place in a space specially set up with advanced technical supports to accommodate children aged between 6 and 10 who will be taught road safety education in a cheerful way.
All under the direction of Acisport technical experts and according to a proven protocol which includes two phases, one theoretical and one practical, held by qualified and expert instructors. The theoretical part will focus the children’s attention on the fundamental notions of the road code, safety and respect for the rules in general and will actively involve them as witnesses and ambassadors of the “10 Golden Rules of Road Safety”.
The practical part will immediately test the teachings received: the children will be invited to navigate a protected route, driving a real kart (the model approved by the Federation for the training stages of the ACI Sport Federal School and for pre-competitive activity, in this case with electric traction to emphasize the very current theme of respect for the Environment, but appropriately adapted and limited to be driven in complete safety even at their age and without specific experience (top speed comparable to that of a bicycle, seat belts, roll cage ).
Throughout the practical test, each child will be guided and followed closely by an instructor who will be able to easily stop the kart independently of the child.
The educational part also involves the involvement of Karting and Motor Racing Champions who, with the charisma deriving from their sporting activity, will testify and explain in a captivating and engaging way how knowledge and respect for the rules are essential to safeguard their own safety and that of others. .
The message conveyed to children can be summarized by the motto of many drivers: “one second less on the track wins a race, one minute more on the road wins life”.
Participating children will be awarded a diploma as an “Ambassador of Road Safety” and will be given the task of spreading the “10 Golden Rules of the FIA for Road Safety”, first and foremost in their respective families. A few effective tips aimed at helping motorists improve their driving style and remember their responsibilities for themselves, for passengers and for all other road users.
Registration and participation are completely free and children will receive personalized gadgets, including the coveted “Road Safety Ambassador” diploma.
The event is part of the International Campaign for road safety called “FIA Action for Road Safety” launched by the International Automobile Federation and which has exceptional testimonials including all Formula One drivers and in particular world champions such as Hamilton, Alonso, Vettel, Loeb.
The aim is to spread knowledge and respect for the rules among very young people (the target is children between 6 and 10 years old) and, above all, to involve them as true “ambassadors of road safety”.
This is to remind children, and through them also parents, that respecting a few simple road safety rules can have a decisive impact on the quality of life of each of us (even saving our lives).
But it is not enough, the ACI has multiple objectives and is increasingly sensitive to other major issues of great relevance such as eco-sustainable mobility and, as a Sports Federation, sport in all its specialties, first and foremost understood as an educational and growth factor for individuals.
With the initiative, the ACI also aims to teach very young people respect for the environment, whose problems are linked to mobility that is increasingly suited to the needs of reducing levels of air pollution, knowing that the generational target affected by Karting in Piazza will be the one who will drive the next and immediate generation cars powered by electric or hybrid engines.
The Karting in the square initiative therefore envisages the use of electric karts as specially created educational tools.
At the conclusion of this presentation the President of Automobile Club Ponente Ligure, Arch. Sergio Maiga declares:
“Addressing the issue of road safety means activating a system of interventions. From the responsibility of the driver, to the quality of the roads, to the active and passive standards of the cars.
In terms of behavior behind the wheel, an event like this raises the drivers of tomorrow’s awareness of the importance of respecting the rules for more responsible and conscious mobility, also through the values of sport.”
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