RoadCross Switzerland
| RoadCross Switzerland Foundation | |
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| Purpose: | Traffic safety |
| Chair: | Valesca Zaugg |
| Managing directors: | Caroline Beglinger |
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Zurich , Switzerland
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RoadCross Switzerland is a non-profit Swiss foundation within the meaning of Art. 80ff. of the Swiss Civil Code and pursues the following objectives:
- the general improvement of road safety
- the promotion of a healthy and moderate development of road traffic
- the reduction in the number of victims and injuries to road traffic
- advising, accompanying and supporting victims and their families
The organization has been registered as a foundation since May 31, 2005 and emerged from the Association for Families of Road Victims (VFS) founded in 1989. In addition to the name VFS, the name “Vereinigung RoadCross” has developed and established itself over the years. On May 31, 2005, the previous “RoadCross Association” was transformed into the RoadCross Switzerland Foundation. In 2008 Valesca Zaugg took over the management from founder Roland Wiederkehr . On March 1, 2019, she moved to the Presidium of the Foundation Council. Since then, Caroline Beglinger has been responsible for the foundation's fortunes as managing director.
Prevention
The organization runs prevention events in vocational schools, youth homes, high schools, sports clubs, motivational semesters and apprenticeship companies for young people and young adults in German-speaking and French -speaking Switzerland . Such a prevention event lasts up to three school hours. The emotional confrontation with the topic plays a role as well as facts from statistics and law.
Advice center for those affected by traffic accidents
The advice center for those affected by traffic accidents is aimed at all those involved in an accident and aims to prevent a traffic accident from causing personal, professional and financial disadvantages. The advice is free in any case and can be used by all affected persons or relatives without restriction.
For advice seekers who have been involved in a traffic accident through grossly negligent behavior, a decision will be made on a case-by-case basis. An initial consultation is granted in any case.
The advice includes the following services:
- Advice after a traffic accident with personal injury
- Placement of specialized lawyers
- Placement of medically and psychologically competent specialists
- Case accompaniment
Federal popular initiative «Protection against razors»
On April 27, 2010, RoadCross Switzerland launched the federal popular initiative “Protection against razors”. The initiative committee "Protection against rages" consisted of relatives of road traffic victims, RoadCross Switzerland and members of all parliamentary groups and numerous parties in Swiss politics from left to right. According to the text of the initiative, the aim of the initiative was to get 1,000 dangerous speeders off the road every year. The initiative demanded that speeders should be appropriately punished if their driver's license is withdrawn for a long time - in the event of repetition, for life - and the vehicle confiscated. So that it is not left to the arbitrariness of the judges to determine who is considered a speedster and who is convicted. According to the initiative, frenzy should be codified as a qualified criminal offense in the federal constitution .
The Raser definition is based on fixed speed limits (u. A. 100 km / h in urban areas , 140 km / h outside cities, 200km / h on the highway ), but rough in other forms of due diligence injuries such. B. illegal car races on public roads. According to the initiative, speeders no longer have to drive someone to death before they are severely punished. It is sufficient to consciously endanger other road users and thus accept the high risk of an accident with seriously injured or fatalities.
The popular initiative was submitted to the Federal Chancellery on June 15, 2011 with 105,763 valid signatures. On May 9, 2012, the Federal Council rejected the initiative with reference to the federal traffic safety package " Via sicura ". One day after the initiative was submitted, most of the initiative issues were incorporated into this new bill. This would take into account the legitimate concerns of the initiators, according to the Federal Council. Via sicura and with it the tightened measures against speeders came into force on January 1, 2013, which prompted the initiators of the popular initiative “Protection against speeders” to withdraw their initiative on November 4, 2012, as the new legislation corresponds to the concerns of the initiative .
Web links
- RoadCross Switzerland website
- Federal popular initiative «Protection against rages» - The federal authorities of the Swiss Confederation ( admin.ch )