Awareness of traffic rules

According to the World Health Organization, every year 1.3 million people are fatalities by road traffic crashes which are also the leading cause of death for children and young adults ages 5-29. These statistics are tragic. National Traffic Awareness Month, observed each August, aims to reduce those fatalities by increasing our awareness of traffic safety rules. What are some important traffic safety rules? Be aware of your surroundings. If everyone on or near a road is aware of what is going on around them then accidents are less likely to occur. Practice safe driving habits. Checking your blind spot, using your turn signals, and not speeding all prevent accidents and contribute to safer roads. Don’t drive distracted. Distracted driving is defined as engaging in another activity while driving. The most common form of distracted driving is texting while driving but other examples are eating while driving, distractions from other passengers, adjusting the GPS or radio, and essentially anything that pulls your focus away from the road. How to share the road? Someone driving a car shares the road not only with fellow drivers but also with pedestrians, cyclists, and many other types of vehicles. This means that along with being responsible for personally following traffic safety rules a driver must also be ready to react to the behavior of those on the road with them. Around pedestrians, drivers should slow down and be prepared to stop. Additionally, drivers should remember t...

• • • • • “ A child who learns about traffic rules and road discipline will grow up to be a law-abiding citizen. The habit of obeying traffic rules teaches a person a sense of responsibility, empathy for others and respecting the other person’s rights ,”– The Hindu Children become the lamentable victims in road accidents due to lack of awareness. Hence, educating the children can be a crucial task since it is dealt with ensuring the In fact, the question is how to educate them? When you schedule awareness classes for children, ensure that it is coherent and specific. By rendering awareness, you will obtain a responsible future generation, who prioritize road safety above all. Road Safety for School Kids Nevertheless, it is never early to educate your children regarding road safety rules and thus usher them to be “street smart”. Transform learning into a fun activity First and foremost, for teaching the children efficiently, learning should be made an amusing and interactive activity. Why? Strangely enough, children will be distracted swiftly without a specific reason and will be engaged in their own world. Let’s check out certain techniques by which you can retrieve their attention: • Generate a map encompassing your child’s walking route, street names, and relevant landmarks • Conduct quiz whenever you stroll out with your child. Inquire the rules related to crosswalks and intersection and assist the kids to decipher the relevance of road signals • Arrange a game that mot...

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Page/Link: Page URL: HTML link: Citations: • MLA style: "Study on awareness of road traffic rules among drivers of rural area: A cross-sectional study.." The Free Library. 2018 Dipika Charan 15 Jun. 2023 • Chicago style: The Free Library. S.v. Study on awareness of road traffic rules among drivers of rural area: A cross-sectional study.." Retrieved Jun 15 2023 from • APA style: Study on awareness of road traffic rules among drivers of rural area: A cross-sectional study.. (n.d.) >The Free Library. (2014). Retrieved Jun 15 2023 from A road traffic accident (RTA) is any injury due to crashes originating from, terminating with, or involving a vehicle partially or fully on a public road. [1] RTAs have emerged as a major global public health problem of this century and are now recognized as "veritable neglected pandemic." [2] According to the WHO report, it is estimated that about 13 million people die every year and about 50 million are injured in RTAs. [3] These accidents are higher in younger age groups. Among young drivers, males under the age of 25 years are almost 3 times as likely to be killed in a car crash than females. [4] More than 90% of deaths due to RTAs occur in low-and middle-income countries costing these countries 1-3% of their gross domestic product. [5] India is no exception to these global statistics. In India, RTAs are the sixth leading cause of death. [6] In the South East Asian region of the WHO (WHO-SEARO), India alone accounted for 73% of RTA burden. ...