Promoting Road Safety: A Collaborative Effort by Chandigarh Traffic Police and Educational Institutions
The Voice of Chandigarh :
On 14.05.2024 Road Safety Education Cell of Chandigarh Traffic Police headed by Jaswinder Singh DSP (R&D) & Road Safety with his Awareness Team with active coordination of Gurleen Kaur (Principal) and Madhu Mann NSS nodal officer conducted a Road Safety Awareness Session for 155 students of Diploma 1st year (NSS Students) & 25 professors of Government Polytechnic College for Girls Sector-10, Chandigarh.
During the session, the students/Professors were awared about the traffic rules provisions contained in Motor Vehicle Driving Regulation 2017, Motor vehicle (amendment) Act (2019) and Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) 1989.
A slogan with the text was also raised by the participants for promoting wearing of helmets while driving two wheeler and pillion riders except for Sikh persons who are wearing turban “आज से जग जननी का नारा है , टू व्हीलर स्कू टर मोटर साइककल पर जब भी जाना है कसर पर हेलमेट पहन कर जाना है , इसे अपना सुरक्षा कवच बनाना है और कबना हेलमेट पहने टू व्हीलर पर कही नही ीं जाना है ।“
Further another road Safety Awareness Sessions was also conducted at Children Traffic Park Sector 23 Chandigarh for 39 students of 12th class & 02 Teachers of Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-38 West DMC Chandigarh.
Besides of this, Special emphasis was given on the impact and importance of use of Safety Gadgets i.e. wearing of safety headgear “ HELMET” by two- wheeler riders and Pillion riders above the age of 04 years, wearing of seat belts by the Driver & front and rear co-passengers in Motor Vehicle and to enact as a good Samaritan by helping road crash victims at the spot and by taking the victim to the hospital for undergoing treatment in “Golden Hour” to save precious human life without any fear of law. During the awareness session. Literature regarding Road Safety and Road Signs were distributed amongst the participates there.
Furthermore during this session, they were made aware about the importance and impact of various road safety issues:
- Importance and Impact of wearing of safety Headgear “HELMET” of Good quality of ISI Mark and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) quality by two wheeler driver and pillion rider above the age of 04 years as it protect the Head from Head Injuries in road crashes and save precious humane life.
- Importance of pedestrian Zebra crossing and how to cross the road safely only from zebra crossing marking.
- Importance and Impact of rear view Mirror before Lane Changing, turning Right and Left to avoid Collision and for one’s own safety and safety of other road users.
- “Red Signal On, Engine Off” to save Environment from vehicular pollution and to save fuel.
- Impact and usage of Mobile phone by Motor Vehicle driver, Cyclist and Pedestrian which causes distraction and result into road crashes or any other untoward incidents.
- Importance and impact of wearing seatbelt by LMV user i.e driver, front co- passenger and rear seat passengers which protects the person wearing Seat Belt from severe bodily injuries.
- Importance of Road Signages & Road Markings and Traffic light signals.
- Impact of Drunken driving.
- Unnecessary honking and its effect, specially near the Educational institutes and Hospitals.
- Residents were advised to use the cycle track while cycling for their own safety and 50 reflective tapes pasted on cycles for more visibility during night for other commuters.
- Importance and Impact of Lane Driving causes “Lane Driving is Sane Driving” and Lane Driving avoid traffic congestion and stream line of traffic flow.
- Give way to Emergency Vehicle i.e. Ambulance, fire brigade and Police (PCR) Vehicles.
A pledge was also administered to all the participants & faculty members to follow the traffic rules and regulations for their own safety and safety for other road users and to enact as a Good Samaritan to help the road crash victims at the spot and to ferry road crash victims to nearby Hospital to save the precious life.
Chandigarh Traffic Police appeals to all the citizens to follow and obey traffic rules & regulations for their own safety and the safety of other road users for making the roads safer and to reduce road crash fatalities on the roads.
