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Asbjorn Lonvig

Screen Name: Lonvig
Currently Living: Hedensted, Denma...
Member Since: 8/28/2006
Last Update: 1/1/2007
Gallery Type: Public

Gallery: EuropeanUnion (5 images)


European Union Safety in Traffic Project. It's all about a baby and it's all about children's safety in traffic. This baby was born at the St. Mary Hospital years ago. The baby became a kind of logo and is was used as a sign, too. A Drive Carefully sign. As a Drive Carefully sign the baby proved to communicate, and it is used in several cities. To supplement the sign I wrote and illustrated af small story called "Happy Traffic" with the theme children's safety in traffic and with the Drive Carefull sign in several languages. As the internet was introduced everything went crazy. And the story was translated into English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese etc. Just now Yochanan Dvir from Lehavot Habashan in Israel is translating the Hebrew and Zahra Esmaeil Pour fra Lahijan-Gilan in Iran is translating the Persian version. I got this idea: We'll make a campaign on traffic safety. Especially children's safety in traffic. We'll start with the motor way number E45 which starts in Sweden and ends up in Gela on Sicily in Italy. In a safe place, that might be in the right side of every motor way bridge we hang a large banner. A banner with the baby and with the story "Happy Traffic". Visible to everybody but of course without jeopardizing the safety of the traffic. The stories are made available to EU citizens on the internet in their own language. The stories are made available to EU citizens as children's books for free download. The design of the traffic sign is made available to EU citizens for free download. And all kinds of merchandise of corse must be available to EU citizens for online ordering on the internet: Posters in 17 sizes are available for online ordering right now. From 12 July 2006 Child & Adult T-Shirts, Mouse pads, Coffee Mugs, Tote Bags, Puzzles, Coasters, Key Chains, Ceramic Tiles, Buttons, Aprons and even posters on canvas available to order online.