What exactly is the project?

The quality of an individual's life increasingly depends on the extent of road traffic safety. Reckless driving is often the culprit for severe traffic accidents, which leave a lasting impact. The idea of the movement »I still drive, but I don't walk« arose because of the huge number of persons injured in traffic accidents in Slovenia who are in a wheelchair due to serious spinal cord injuries.

We began our project because...

• we are victims of traffic accidents and know firsthand how they change a person's life,
• we want to improve road traffic safety by sharing our own experience,
• speeding and alcohol are still the major causes of traffic accidents with the most severe physical injuries, especially with young people,
• on the national level we want to raise the awareness of individuals on how to better road safety and behave responsibly in traffic,
• we want to raise the general awareness of the Slovene public about the worst cases of traffic accidents,
• we want to present the active work of disabled persons after rehabilitation.

And last but not least, because we want to have a positive influence on young people and instil safe driving into them as a value!

We mainly aim to influence the youth – future and young drivers between the ages of 15 and 22. Why them? Because the average age of those injured in traffic accidents is only 22 years! We do not want for our story to also become your story, the story of your peers, children, friends, acquaintances, ... That is why we have a media campaign each year to raise the awareness of the general public as well.

Today the movement that began in 2008 has evolved into the Paraplegic Society of SW Styria, the bearer of which is now also Zavod VOZIM, which is trying to solve the problem of the poor culture of driving in a new and innovative way – by encouraging preventive work in this field and contributing to the rehabilitation and faster and more effective integration of disabled persons into everyday life.

We believe that with our approach we effectively contribute to the improvement of the grim statistics on Slovene roads!