Benidorm 25th Anniversary of the Children's Traffic Park, in the European Mobility Week

Within the events scheduled for the European Mobility Week, the XXV Anniversary of the Children's Traffic Park of Benidorm has been celebrated this morning, with a simple reminder to those who began their journey and the discovery of a commemorative tile of the event.

Mayor Toni Pérez was received by the president of Lions Club, Pilar Ribagordo, and club representatives. He was accompanied by the Councilor for Mobility José Ramón González de Zárate, and representatives of the three municipal groups.

The president made a brief historical review of the Children's Traffic Park of Benidorm, “the jewel in the crown” and the vice president, Juan Sapiña, project rigger, continued the review highlighting “the collaboration of the Municipal Technical Services in the execution of the park and of the Local Police that carries out instructional and educational management ”. Its first director, José Solbes, excited, recalled the creation process and the level reached “thanks to the work of the Local Police”.

Anniversary commemorative plaques were awarded, in tribute “to the commitment to the Park, Mobility and Education and Road Safety, to the Councilor for Traffic in 1994, Francisco Savall Román, to the project architect, Juan Jesús Pérez Zaragoza, to the chief of the Local Police, Juan Fuertes Apastegui, the first director, José Solbes, members of Lions Club, the current monitors of the Local Police Corps -Antonio Cano, who soon will be retired, and Maribel Mozo-, the Mobility Councilor and to the mayor, who immediately discovered the commemorative plaque on the façade in front of the Traffic Park Children's Workshops.

In his words, Toni Pérez stressed that the park is the "work tool that allows the Local Police to raise awareness among young citizens of the importance of Education and Road Safety."

Pérez recalled the participation of the department of Education in the process and "how much the Children's Traffic Park has contributed to Benidorm." He thanked Lions Club for his initiative and commitment and noted that the PIT “is the friendliest face of the Local Police that teaches and sensitizes the youngest in Road Education, including children with reduced mobility and sensory disability ”, expressing the pride that this implies.

"More than one hundred thousand children, the entire school population of Benidorm in these twenty-five years has visited this park," said Toni Pérez, who thanked, finally, the commitment of all and the involvement of the Local Police.

Two agents are permanently in this park, reinforcing the number of agents before special events of Education and Road Safety. The Children's Traffic Park of Benidorm develops its work from Infant to 4th year of Compulsory Secondary Education. From marking itineraries of Safe Routes to parents to indicate routes to go to kindergartens, to drills and traffic accidents with the participation of Red Cross, Fire and Civil Protection units. Mainly, there are courses on road signs, bicycle circulation and promotion, sustainable transport and safe use of public roads.

This morning, students from 5th grade of CEIP Mestre Gaspar López have participated in these practical courses.