WHY EDUCATION FOR TRAFFIC IN SCHOOL?

Abstract

This text proposes the possibility of building knowledge about traffic from the school space as a means to form a more conscious society. The aim is to reflect on traffic education as a contribution to citizen education. The theoretical and methodological support of the present study is based on bibliographic and documentary studies, considering the current legislation, as well as researchers who can assist in the reflections. As for the results, the possibilities of developing this theme at school are presented, working on the rules, values ​​and respect for others in matters of coexistence both in the school and beyond. In this sense, the focus is not to propose a specific discipline on traffic education, but to include this knowledge based on the idea that everyone is part of this context. With that, it goes beyond the issues related to the rules of circulation, rescuing the feeling of citizenship and commitment in social relations.