He is a friend of children and parents. Manuel Moreno, the Manolo agent, It takes almost 30 years in the local police force Denia road safety education delivered to the smaller, forming good pedestrians to create good drivers.
In the year 1987, this simple and close man joined the local police in Denia, but in 1996 when he began to trace the outlines of what years later would be his main dedication: road safety education. First collaborating with cultural weeks in dianenses schools; after proposing their own programming to educate younger children in good habits as pedestrians and drivers.
Since then thousands of children who have attended the explanations of Moreno agent, through reasoning with kids get to make them understand why certain behaviors and the danger of some behaviors, both behind the wheel and across the street. Why not surprising that when he meets with children of all ages greet him with "Hi Manolo!" that even surprises his parents. And it is that Manuel Moreno has made an important gap in the agendas of dianenses schools.
Currently his teachings reach students of all ages. With younger, students Children, makes a first contact between them and the figure of the police, posing as his friend on the street. With them also they learn the correct behavior as pedestrians and how to deal with a traffic light.
Initiation driving is performed with students 4º primary, with a first approach makes responsible use of the bicycle. Children of 5º receive notions on mobile Paque with telling the local police and promptly installed in the yards of schools; whereas students 6º primary focuses on the driver's responsibility to bicileta.
Arrival high school, Manuel Moreno focuses its programming on accident prevention, the role of pedestrians in intercity roads and the importance of bicycle driver. 4º students ESO also learn about criminal behavior in traffic.
His method is based on understanding them, they are old they are, what they mean or dangerous driving behavior as pedestrians. And all based on adult reasoning, however small. A method that pays off: when they began driver education programs in Dénia, only 5% of drivers used moped helmet, plus "half egg". Now, almost all motorcycle drivers in Dénia wear full-face helmets, figures that Manuel Satisfaction are satisfaction because "they show that prevention in the classroom works".
Manuel Moreno is also president of the Association of Road Safety Education of Valencia, and their efforts go beyond the lessons to schoolchildren. He has organized lectures for parents through the Associations of Parents of several schools with the aim of involving them in the teachings of their children; He has scheduled talks for the group of retirees and is also organizer of the Technical Conference on Road Safety Education have been held in Dénia 2009, 2011 and 2015.
Therefore, the agent Moreno Dénia has made it a benchmark in road safety education nationwide. A work done by vocation and delivery, leaving reflected the gleam in his eyes when talking about his profession, students and achievements over the years.
