From 27 to 30 September, children from across Europe gathered in Belgrade for the 38^th European Traffic Education Contest (ETEC) kindly hosted by the Automobile and Motorcycle Association of Serbia (Auto-Moto Savez Srbije, also known as AMSS).

Participants came from 18 Member Clubs after winning regional and national editions of the traffic education contest. Each team was composed of two girls and two boys aged between 10 to 12. They completed seven stations of activities which included practical stations such as cycling through obstacles and simulated traffic situations, as well as theoretical exercises that target cycling knowledge.

The team from the Auto Moto Association of Serbia (AMSS) emerged as this year’s ETEC winners. The team from the Latvian Automotive Club (LAMB) came in second place and the team from The Autoklub of the Czech Republic (ACCR) won third place. Teams from these three countries received the highest scores throughout the various stations organised at the contest.

The prize giving ceremony was attended by the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of Serbia, Mrs Aleksandra Sofronijević, and by the Head of traffic police, Mr Slaviša Lakićević, who commended AMSS Serbia and the FIA Region I on their efforts to make children safer, smarter, and more responsible road users.

The contest has been ongoing since 1986 and was created with the aim to educate children of traffic risks and to reduce road accidents.

ETEC receives financial support from the FIA Foundation and the FIA Safe & Sustainable Mobility grants programme. For more information about ETEC, please visit this page.