Many cities in India; Road Safety Week is celebrated with enthusiasm and joy in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Vadodara, Pune or Poona, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Chandigarh etc. By organizing a number of programs related to road safety, it is encouraged to see how people drive vehicles on the road.
During the entire week of this campaign, various types of educational banners, security posters, security films, pocket guides and leaflets related to road safety are given to passengers traveling on the road. While traveling on the road, they are encouraged about road safety; That is - a planned, well organized and professional way of traveling. Those people who drive the road on the road incorrectly, they are requested to give them a rose flower and follow the road safety standards and traffic rules.
Road safety week 2018 was observed in India from January 11 (Thursday) to January 17 (Wednesday).
How Road Safety Week is Celebrated
Road safety week is celebrated by the following activities:
- Road safety sheets, including roses, chocolates and flowers, are distributed among the people traveling on the road.
- People coming to the road are explained about the means, methods and requirements of road safety. They should use a helmet or seat belt while driving anywhere on the road.
- Many paintings and art competitions, road safety announcements, exhibitions, road rules testing, girls' scooter rally to encourage the use of helmets, debates on road safety on All India Radio, workshops, seminars etc organized. goes.
- Free medical check-ups and driving training workshops are also organized to encourage drivers towards road safety.
- Road safety quiz competitions are also organized to promote road safety.
- Card games, puzzles, board games, etc. are organized to educate the children of the school.
Why is it necessary to organize road safety week campaign
In order to make people aware about the safety of national roads in the Indian subcontinent, road safety campaign is organized by ISS India, HSE (Health, Safety and Environment). ISS India had announced in the country the first week of January to celebrate the road safety week throughout the week. The goal of organizing this campaign was to emphasize on safe road travel by following just simple rules for road safety.
According to the statistics, it has been recorded that, every year about one lakh people are killed in road accidents, or some of them suffer from mental trauma, loss of memory, loss of hands or feet, suffering from problems related to the whole life Become. Due to such situations, especially the importance of road safety measures in India increases the need and requirement. India has a large population of people traveling on the road, like two-wheeler, four-footed vehicle etc., so they should know about even more road safety.
Various beneficiaries for this; Efforts are also needed for the efforts of the manufacturing engineers (engineers) vehicle manufacturers, public agencies, non-governmental organizations etc. such as communities, transport sectors, insurance areas, health sectors, police, legal areas, academic areas, highways. Students are given a big opportunity to participate in road safety, to bring some changes, the youth of the country should first understand.
Road safety week theme (topic)
- The topic or theme of Road Safety Week 2015 was "Creating a safe culture for a continuous supply chain" and "Security is not just a slogan, it is a way of life."
- The Road Safety Week 2014 theme was "Walk With Safety on the Road."
- The Road Safety Week 2013 theme was a theme to bring awareness amongst people to avoid driving, and "Do not drive and drink."
- The theme of Road Safety Week 2011 was "Road safety is a campaign, not mid-day."
Purpose of celebrating Road Safety Week
- The aim of celebrating road safety campaign is to promote road safety in the community, schools, colleges, workshops, roads etc. among the people.
- By using road safety tools to reduce road accidents, deaths in road accidents, and to reduce injuries and to completely remove.
- To encourage all passengers to follow the rules of traffic and to install helmets or seat belts during driving.
- To implement new means of protection, which has proven to reduce the risk, death or injury of road accidents.
- To make people aware about the speed limit of vehicles to save road accidents.
- To make people aware that when they are tired or when they are intoxicants, do not drive and do not use phone or radio while driving.
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