1. WELCOME
Road Safety Education
By R.S. Raghunath

2. Need for Road safety education
Major cause of accidents for the death and injury to children are road accidents.
Pedestrians killed in accidents involve more number of children of school age. 
Children do not have the necessary knowledge and skills to deal with hostile traffic environment.
 Road Safety education as part of normal school curriculum is one of the most effective ways of providing children with this type of knowledge.
Deserves much more priority in developing and transition countries. 
Will be highly effective when some principles of good practices are followed.

3. Other safety measures which should support the program
Driver training, enforcing safe driver behavior, safe crossing places.
 Diverse activities in education involves
early childhood road training, Primary and secondary school training
Initial driver training
Attitude changing program
Program to change existing dangerous practices
Drinking and driving
Over speeding
Ignoring Safety measures
Perception and correct Judgment
Traffic education

4. All Road users are to be educated.
No such standard definition of education as used in relation to road safety.
Refers to diverse range of activities.

5. Safety education to make children Safer Road users
Knowledge and understanding traffic.
Behavioral skills to survive in the presence of Road traffic.
An understanding of their own responsibilities by keeping themselves safe.
Knowledge of causes and consequences of accidents.
A responsible attitude to their own safety and safety of others.

6. Institutional arrangements for promoting Road Safety education
National program implemented at Local level.
Developing the program and monitoring - Coordinating body of people representing education, police, health services, roads and transport.
Implementation of long term plan - education Authorities, Trainers of Teachers, police, health workers, parents, community activists, well informed respected champions to animate the program.

7. Recognized School curriculum
To begin at School level and educate through out child’s school life.
Psychological development of children through the school curriculum.
Education should be based on practical training in a realistic Road environment.
To be regular, frequent, combined with practice.
 To be tailored to meet educational, cultural, transport and financial circumstances.
Teaching methods to follow principles of child development.
Curriculum to be reinforced with community safety schemes. 

8. Financing and sponsoring of the program
Education department budget.
Voluntary support by police. 
National Road Safety council
Donors supported Road Safety programs
Corporate business, manufacturers
Oil companies
Suppliers of Road Safety equipment.

9. Cost effectiveness  
Information on the cost and number of accidents as is the cost of introducing Road Safety education in Schools.
High accident numbers evaluated by monitoring behavior, knowledge and attitudes of children.
Traffic clubs in UK – parents of pre-school children between 3 to 5
Savings of 0.75 million dollars per annum. 
Decided walk wise developed for children 5 – 8 in a region of UK – reduction in 30% causalities.

10. Road Safety education in schools suggested curriculum
Age up to 4 years. 
Too young to be responsible for their own safety. 
They should be taught to hold hands with older children or adults near the Road.
Stay in safe places away from Roads designated by an adult. 
Develop simple Road safety vocabulary
Recognize Roads are primarily for traffic not for people.
Recognize roads are dangerous
Know you have to stop, Look. Listen before walking across the road.
Know that children cannot always be seen by motorists.
Know traffic may come from unexpected places.
Learn to cross at protected crossings before learning to use others.
Know safest places to cross the roads near house.

11. AGE  
Children of this age are typically given more responsibilities for their own safety.
They should be taught that children should ideally be accompanied near busy roads.
To extend their road safety vocabulary.
To recognize and seek people who are their to help them cross the road.
How and where to play safely. 
The direction of traffic by site and sound. 
Where to stop, look and listen before crossing and to choose the shortest distance to walk directly across.

12. AGE 5 –7 Contd,  
That whenever possible to use mark pedestrian crossings. 
Understand and use traffic lights with or without marked pedestrian crossings. 
How to got to and from school safely. 
About the dangers not being seen or not being able to see other traffic because of stationary vehicles.
 To develop further understanding rules governing behavior of pedestrian and traffic.
 About how and why vehicles contribute to safety or danger. 
To understand problems faced by other road users and importance of being seen in all types of weather.
That accidents can lead to injury and death. 
That one can be held responsible for accidents.

13. AGE 8 – 12  
Children of this age are often expected to deal with traffic risk by themselves.
 They should learn to identify and recommend to smaller children safe places to play.
 Understand the need to be seen near and in traffic and judge the hazards of stationary vehicles and how to play or cross the road near them.
 Understand traffic lights, roads signs, road markings and signals given by drivers and the police.
 Understand concept of differing speeds by observing traffic. 
Know, when and how to summon help in emergency. 

14. AGE 8 – 12 Contd,  
Understand which road signs to be obeyed, which are warning, which provide information.
Be made aware of traffic rules that are not always observed by other users.
Understand needs of special groups, the very young, the old, disabled.
Understand problems of all alcohol, drugs and fatigue in relation to road accidents.
Understand immediate long term consequences of accidents.
Be aware of importance of planning, safe school routes when changing schools.
Understand problems caused by domestic and wild animals near the roads.
Set good example to other children.

15. AGE  
Over the age of 12 children in developing and transitional are more likely to be treated as ‘mini adults’ and should learn to
 Travel safely on public transport by themselves.
 Ride bicycle on the roads
 Know the contents of high way code.
 Identify and understand causes of road accidents and how to reduce risks.
 Observe traffic and be able to judge speeds and distances.
 Learn basic legal requirements of road user responsibilities towards fellow road users.
 No about simple first aid.
 Emerging good practices in developing countries. 

16. Thank You