Importance of Road Safety for Children

With an escalating number of accidents and deaths on India roads, road suraksha or road safety is a matter of grave concern for our country.
As many as 840 people die on Indian roads every day (UN data), and the numbers seem to be only increasing. These figures, coupled with an insane number of grievous injuries, and mindboggling traffic violations, it’s high time some constructive steps are taken in improving road safety of our country.
India is a fast-developing country and is going through a phase of rapid urbanisation. However, the rise in traffic on the roads is not supported by a conducive road environment.
Faulty and poor road engineering, lack of trained law enforcers, untrained drivers with next to no knowledge of the current traffic rules and regulations are some of the critical issues that should be addressed urgently to improve road suraksha.
Added to this are low quality and outdated traffic equipment and signage and corrupt officials that add to the woes of the road users.
Importance of Road Safety for Children
Among all the stakeholders, kids are the most vulnerable and need to be educated on the importance of road safety.
To achieve that, schools and colleges must integrate lessons on road safety in their existing curriculum so that the students learn the importance of following traffic rules and regulations early in life.
Educating kids is critical as it ensures an entire generation is conscious of the fact that responsible road usage is our obligation and duty. It leads to shaping a culture of responsible road usage.
Towards this, not-for-profit organisations like the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE), have taken concrete steps and have trained over 1600 students from 500 schools across the country.
The institute, through various workshops, educates the teachers on the fundamental road laws, driver education and behaviour, the current status of road environment and causes that lead to accidents and post-accident management.
However, road suraksha is the responsibility of every stakeholder.
So, let’s all take that step forward and do our bit in making Indian roads safer for all.
Author: Rohina Chawla

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