kids2move - Integrated system to optimise accompanying trips of chlidren

The decision about means of transport preferred is formed already in the early childhood by personal perceptions. Therefore adults and in particular parents should set a good example. Especially every-day routines for example routes from or to the kindergarten, school and leisure time activities influence mobility and the current mobility behaviour. The goal of the project kids2move is to achieve a sustainable influence on the awareness- and decision-making process of means of transport preferred to break up fixed mobility pattern of using individual motorized modes and thereby to establish new traffic behaviour patterns. This behaviour modification should have influence on the entire traffic behaviour and support a new mobility understanding. Another vital goal is to establish individual options regarding “active mobility” within all escorted trips. Furthermore kids should be given equal opportunities regarding knowledge and benefits of different means of transport. Another benefit to be achieved, especially for women, is saving time. The methodical approach aspect within kids2move was to involve all relevant groups of people (parents, children, persons in support, heads of kindergarten and so on). Therefore, a trans-disciplinal way was developed. Furthermore the theoretical potential of optimising escorted walkways was analysed. “Theoretical potential” is defined as the amount respectively the share of routes, which can be reduced by using a cross-linking system. This can be achieved on the one hand by shifting to environmental friendly modes, and on the other hand by improving the efficiency of individual motorized traffic (car pool). Based on the findings of two other ways2go-projects („GEMMA“ and „GEMMA WEITER“), the cross-linking system developed consists of two parts: the offline-part, which provides all participants with tools in order to gain confidence in one another, and the online-part, which provides escorted trips organising and planning tools.