During October and November this year the Czech Ministry of Transport has joined the Facebook social network in order to promote road safety issues amongst young people and teenagers. Currently two main projects of the Ministry of Transport are presented on the Facebook – the first one the „Nemyslis – Zaplatis!“ (www.nemyslis-zaplatis.cz) campaign is the main national – wide campaign targeted on the main causes of road traffic accidents of young drivers (alcohol and drugs behind the wheel, speeding, aggressive way of driving); the second one is devoted to the „The Action Project“ (www.theaction.eu) based on true stories and experiences of policeman, fireman paramedics and last but not least of a victim of a real road traffic accident on a wheelchair. To put all three main campaigns/projects targeted on young road users the ministry currently prepares the site for the “Domluvme se!” (www.domluvme-se.cz) campaign, which is a Czech version of the EUROBOB or Designated Driver campaigns.
