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Road Safety Rules for Children (7 to 11 Years Old)

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As a parent, you will take maximum effort to keep your child safe. The most important lesson you give to your child is to remain safe in today's uncontrollable traffic.  It is impossible to accompany your child all the time and give instructions. And hence, your child should be aware of various road safety rules that helps them to prevent accidents.

You should teach your child about road safety rules at an early age so that safety habits become inherent in them. A child may usually try to imitate whatever you do. You can take advantage of this habit and take your child along with you whenever you go outdoors. Then, you will be able to demonstrate certain rules which protects them when they are alone on the road.

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At the age of seven, your child may be holding your hands while crossing, but at the same time, you should teach them relevant safety rules as there comes a situation where your child goes to school without you. Here follows some information by which your child can become independent and safe:

Understanding the Green Cross Code

Some of you might be wondering about the Green Cross Code. Here is it:

1. Think First

2. Stop

3. Use your eyes and ears

4. Wait till it's safe to move and cross

5. Look and listen

6. Arrive alive

You should make sure that your child knows about the Green Cross Code and never allow them to go out without an idea about this. Mostly, children under eight years old will not have the capability to learn and remember this code. Hence, it is better for you to teach your child about this code at the age of eight.

Things to be remembered while walking along the road

It is healthier to walk along the road rather than going by vehicle. Usually, your child will not be able to see what you can see and at the same time, drivers will not be able to see your child crossing the road. Here are certain rules that you can teach your child while they walk along  the road:

  • Walk on the pavement or path and be safe
  • Never walk near to the kerb
  • If there is no pavement, walk on the right side of the road that faces traffic

Things to be remembered when you are out and about

  • When you go out, make sure that your child:
  • Describe essential road safety rules 
  • Apply the Green Cross Code
  • Talk about what is happening around them in the street
  • Motivate your child to elucidate what they see on the road and give their opinion regarding it
  • Allow your child to make decisions with you, which develops and improves their safety skills
  • Assist your child in planning the most appropriate and safest route when an outing is decided 

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Things to be remembered while crossing the road safely

  • You should teach your child the following things to make them secure:
  • Follow the Green Cross Code
  • Wait at the kerb so that drivers could see them and slow down their vehicle for crossing
  • Tell them to cross the road at green signal and never cross at red signal even though vehicles stopped in traffic
  • Use the Zebra crossing
  • Never use phone or any other gadget while crossing the road
  • Stay alert and stand where there is an island

School Bus Safety Precautions   

  •  You should ensure that your child knows certain bus safety precautions as follows:
  • Know the basic rule of safety- Stop, look and listen before crossing the road
  • To stay on the footpath till the bus moved away
  • Be vigilant when they are on and around the bus
  • About the hazards of traffic
  • Never cross in front of the bus

All the above road safety rules can be valuable to your child and help them to protect themselves from today's mad traffic. But as a responsible parent, you can go along with your child whenever they go outdoors and demonstrate to them certain necessary road safety rules. And decide whether they are old enough to understand and learn certain complex safety rules, which indeed makes them safer furthermore.

“One of the most important things we adults can do for young children is to model the kind of person we would like them to be” – Carol B Hillman

School Bus Safety Rules for Kindergarten Students [Infographic Part 2]

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Kindergarten is an exhilarating and crucial time for your child. If your child uses school bus as the primary transportation to and from kindergarten you might be concerned about school bus safety. You would worry even though your kids are not alone and is under adult vigilance.

One of the best precautionary method is to educate your children with road safety rules. Kids should be knowledgeable about certain necessary rules which make them safe and secure.

School Bus Safety Rules Part I

School Bus Safety Rules for Kindergarten Students- Part I [Infographics]

Your child should be able to keep in mind that a school bus is similar to that of a classroom and the role of teacher is fulfilled by school bus drivers. Hence, you should make sure that your child behaves appropriately in a school bus, follows relevant safety rules, and obeys the bus driver.
    
Your child should know what they are allowed to do and what they are not allowed to do inside the school bus. 

School bus safety rules make your kid orderly and safe. Here's a list of school bus safety rules for kindergarten students, shown in the form of an infographic. 

School Bus Safety for Kindergarten Students part 2 infographic

12 Safety Tips Every Child should Know About

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Children like to play, explore and discover new things. It will help them to grow, learn, develop, become skillful and intrepid. As a parent, you always try to protect your children. But it is not possible for you to protect them throughout the day. And hence you can teach them certain safety rules or tips which help them to take care of themselves.

Here are the 12 safety tips you should teach your child for improving child road safety:

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1. Teach them about basic contact information

    If you teach your children about basic contact information, then it can be useful for them in times of an emergency. You may wonder about the contents in basic contact information. It can include your child's full name, your name, address, phone number, and location. You should repeatedly tell these details to your children, so that they may never forget about it later.  

2. Advise them not to go anywhere with strangers

    You should make your child aware of the fact that however tight the situation is, they should never approach or accompany a stranger. Also, tell them not to blindly believe a stranger who claims that “Your parent told me to get you”. 
    
     If you have arranged someone to get your child in times of emergency, tell them,  and if possible show them the picture of that person. Try to send someone whom you trust and you can rely upon like a grandparent, aunt, or a relative. You can create a safety code with your child and when someone shares that code, your child will be able to know it's okay to go with them.

3. Make your child aware about road safety

    Your children might be exposed to road related accidents and injuries, due to the lack of supervision and guidance. It will be better, if you do not allow your child to play near roads.

For ensuring their safety, here follows certain rules you should make your child aware of:

  • Before crossing the road – Look left, right and then left again
  • Cross the road by holding hands of an adult
  • Don't run or play near a road
  • Know about traffic signs and lights
  • Face the traffic if you walk on a road with no sidewalk
  • Try to get out of the vehicle on the pavement side only
  • Use a helmet while riding a bicycle, scooter or skateboard


4. Tell them to stand where they are, if they get lost

    Your children may panic a lot, when they get lost. If such situations occur, then as a parent, you can tell them to stay where they are, and inform the relevant authorities (if it is a school, inform the teacher, friend's parent or principal). And remind them not to wander aimlessly, and create further confusion. 

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5.  Warn them not to share personal information online

    Nowadays, even children are addicted to computers and hence, it is vital for you to give them appropriate safety lessons. You can teach your children not to reveal personal details such as phone number, residence details, age, school they attend etc. online. 

6.  Avoid using or carrying dangerous items

    You should advise children to avoid dangerous items such as knives, matchboxes, and other weapons for their safety. When you remove such items from your child's reach, tell them that such things are used by adults only and hence they should avoid it.

7. Teach them about good and bad attitude

    Children should be able to understand the difference between good and bad behaviours. It is your responsibility to teach and help them determine whether someone is behaving to them appropriately or not. Also, you can tell them that if some stranger tries to touch their body, they should immediately call out for help. You should also give certain exceptions such as for a doctor who has to touch them for taking care of injuries.

8. Instruct them not to keep secrets

    Secret keeping is a bad habit for elders as well as young ones. As a responsible parent, it is your duty to make them understand about the side effects of keeping secrets and reduce the fear of telling you about it. You should inculcate a feeling in them, that they can share those secrets freely to you and you will not make any judgements on the basis of it. 

9. Make your child aware of certain important contacts

    Obviously, your child may face difficulties in their school. Make sure that your child knows your contact number as well as the contact number of police (100) for handling emergency situations. This will help ensure safety for your child.

10.   Teach them about the importance of cleanliness

    Most children are unaware about the importance of cleanliness. You can teach it to them, and make them understand the consequences if they do not have proper cleanliness. Tell them to keep themselves and their surroundings clean. 

11.  Tell them to follow their instincts

    You can tell your child to follow their instincts, understand it's importance and thus be safe. Also, tell them not to do any activity that they are unsure or uncertain about, even if you feel isolated from a group.

12.  Make sure that your children can take care of themselves

    It is your responsibility to teach your children about safety and its importance in life. Hence, you can advise them to know about various safety rules and regulations and properly follow it at the right time.

Child road safety is very much important in today's busy world. Hence, it is crucial for you to teach your kid about basic safety rules and the importance of following them. There are certain simple rules you can make your kid learn right from childhood. But make sure that you use language that can be understood by them. Above all, you should make them understand about the fact that the key of safety is in their hands.


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What Parents Can Do To Teach Children About Road Safety

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Child road safety is a topic of great concern, especially on Indian roads. It’s a fact that road accidents impact everyone, including children. And so, it is crucial that parents should teach their children how to use the roads safely. Whether as a pedestrian, cyclist or as a passenger, or even in a car or on public transport, kids should be taught to stay safe.

They should also learn the importance of where to play safely, away from traffic and roads. Here are certain points that you, as a parent can teach your kids about road safety.

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Teach the Basic Principles of Road Safety

The right road crossing procedure – It is crucial that the kids should be taught a step by step way to cross the road safely.  Steps may include staying one step back from the footpath before crossing, looking in all directions for approaching traffic and crossing only when it is safe to cross the road. 

Kids should also be familiar with pedestrian (zebra) crossing and pedestrian traffic lights. In roads where there are no crossings available, they should be trained to choose a safe place. The place should be the one where vehicles and traffic signals are clearly visible. Make them familiar with traffic signals. Teach them to only cross when they can see the green WALK sign and never cross when they can see a red DON’T WALK sign.

Awareness about headphones – Parents should teach them about the disadvantage of using headphones when using roads. Listening to music or talking via phone while crossing may make it difficult to hear oncoming traffic, resulting in accidents. In case if they would like to listen to music while walking, encourage them to keep music at a reasonable volume and only use one headphone.

Let them know about driveway dangers – Learn them about the importance of being careful around driveways and ask them to stop at driveways when they are walking to check if there are cars coming in or out. They should be aware about playing behind cars. Teach them that while reversing the car, they should make sure to check there are no children or any other pedestrians nearby.

Bike safety at roads – Most bike accidents that involve kids are due to lack of experience and careless driving. So, while teaching bike riding, make sure your child learns it on the road itself under the supervision of an experienced adult. Supervision is essential until he or she understand the road rules and can exhibit good bicycle control. Teach them the importance of wearing helmets while riding and how it can save their lives in an accident.

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Safety with other wheeled devices – Other wheeled devices such as roller skates and skateboards needs to be used safely on road. If your kids are using them, make sure they are traveling within the recommended speed limit. They must be taught to keep to the far left side when traveling on a road or footpath. Also ensure they are wearing a helmet, shoes and other protective clothing such as knee and elbow pads and wrist guards to prevent injuries.

Cycling safety concerns – Before riding on roads, children should be given proper cycle training. The training should also include practical on-road cycling under supervision, thus obtaining real world experience. They should be forced to use cycle helmet at all times. Show the latest news that comes in media, where other kids are saved from accidents by wearing one.

Make them environment-friendly – While usage of cars and other private vehicles are increasing, you should also teach your kids of the environmentally-friendly modes of transport such as walking, cycling, car pooling and catching public transport. Make them understand how these modes can benefit the nature. 

Child road safety is crucial for your children’s freedom, and development, of course they should be trained to use their roads with respect.
 

11 Essential Road Safety Rules and Tips for Children

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As a parent, you cannot completely control your child once they become old enough to go all around by themselves either via school bus or via bicycle.  You can imagine a lot of wild and dangerous situations that your child is exposed to, especially, when they are alone.

A simply gully cricket game can put your child in danger as they run across the road to retrieve a ball without looking for vehicles. Even a leisurely journey with your children can be hazardous for them if they haven’t properly put their seat belt on.

Better safe than sorry!

Knowing and understanding about various safety rules can help you guide your children and protect them irrespective of how complicated a situation is. The following are certain road safety rules and information that you must be aware of.

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1. Hold hands while crossing the road 

You can ask your small child to hold the hands of parents, siblings or guardian while crossing the road.

2. Say no to running

Children often have a tendency to run across the road instead of holding elder’s hands. You can warn your children that if they go running on the road, they will not be able to play further with their friends.

3. Always look left and right

When your child grows older and becomes a teenager, you can allow them to cross the roads by themselves. Always remember the golden rule- “look to the left and right of the road at a green traffic light” even though it is a one-way road.

4. Try to cross at the zebra crossings

This is one of the simplest safety tips that you can make your kid follow. Crossing the street at the zebra crossing is the right way to be followed by every one of us. In addition to this, you will get more peace of mind, if there is the presence of a traffic police along with your child.

5. Aware of each traffic sign

Teach your children about various traffic signs and its significance. Here follows some signs and its meaning:

Red light signifies “stop” 

Yellow signifies “ stop, watch, and be safe”, it is a kind of warning that red light is about to appear soon

Green signifies “Go”

6. Always walk on the pavement

Usually, children learn anything through an example; if you show them to use the pavement and not walk on the street, they will be able to understand it well and form it as a habit.

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7. Confront the traffic

This is the rule that you always try to ignore, but is having paramount importance among other safety rules. The magnitude of traffic is increasing day by day. Always teach your children to walk in such a way that they can properly see the other vehicles that are coming their way.

When your child sees the traffic nearing them, it is possible for them to reduce the risk of accidents and injuries. Hence it is one of the essential road safety rules that your child may never forget in their life.

8.  Play within boundaries

As a parent, you should not allow your child to play beyond an explicit boundary. You can identify areas which are near to road or have heavy traffic and fix it as “ No playing zones” for your children. Also, you can advise them not to try to pick a toy or ball rolling out into the street, without any adult supervision.

9. Wear a helmet

You must make sure that your child wears a helmet while cycling. You must ask them to always wear a helmet, even though they are cycling within the designated boundary. This will help them to be safer in life.

10. Use bright or reflective clothes

Usually, you may not allow your children to go after dark. But, if a situation occurs where they must go out, you can make them wear bright or reflective clothes. This will help drivers to recognize them in the dark and avoid unnecessary crashes.

11. Be safe than feel sorry

Just like you tell your children to follow other rules, you should also tell them to be extra cognizant of everything they do on the street. You could tell them to use the seat belt, whenever they enter a car and not to use earphones or listen to music while riding a bicycle.

All the above road safety rules and tips can make a great difference in the safety of your children.

10 Strategies that Keep Your Children Safe on Road

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Even with the rapid technological advancement, it is a sad truth that your children are not safe on the road. Your child may sometimes get lost or severely injured in the heavy traffic existing today. Road accidents or injuries may result in endless suffering and grief; and ultimately leading to economic destitution for the concerned families and friends.

Often, students become the victim of this man-made disaster. As a responsible citizen, it is your responsibility to make genuine efforts for student road safety. Safer roads for all, means safer roads for your children.

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Here are the ten strategies that keep your children safe on the road:

1. Keep your Vehicle Speed under Control

    Speed is the major reason for every road related accidents and injuries. Overspeed of vehicles near the school area can put student road safety at risk. The following are certain strategies that help to reduce vehicle speed:

  • You can set and enforce speed limits suitable for each road type
  • When there are more pedestrians on the road, you can try to drive your vehicle at a speed of 30km/hr
  • By using automatic speed cameras, you will be able to set speed limits
  • Improving roads by using features such as traffic lights, speed bumps, signboards etc.  helps you to limit the vehicle speed

2. Avoid Drinking and Driving

    When you drink and drive, remember that you are posing a huge safety risk on your children as pedestrians, cyclists or passengers. Alcohol consumption can usher into road crash, injury, or even death.  When blood alcohol concentration(BAC) is above 0.04 g/dl, risk of crashes also rises abnormally. 

  • Some of the strategies that can be employed to avoid drinking and driving are as follows:
  • You can set separate BAC limit for young drivers as well as older drivers. For young drivers, you can set 0.02 g/dl and for older drivers, it should be 0.05 g/dl
  • By sobriety checkpoints and breath testing, you will be able to enforce drinking and driving laws
  • You will be able to control the sale of alcohol by putting a minimum purchase age and adjusting their hours of operation
  • Restrict the marketing of alcohol to children

3. Making Use of Helmets while Riding a Two-Wheeler

    In order to reduce the risk of head injuries in accidents, you can advise your children to wear a helmet whenever they start off a journey in two-wheelers. It was found in a survey that use of helmets:

  •  can help you to reduce head injuries by 69% 
  • prevent death by 40%
  • will help you to reduce risk of serious head injury by more than 70%

Here follows some strategies which will help you to promote the usage of helmets at the time of riding a two wheeler:

Directing and imposing motorcycle helmet laws

  •  You will be able to provide standards for the manufacture of a helmet and give more priority for kids' helmets
  • Ensure accessibility and affordability of helmets to those who need them
  • You can take initiatives like distributing free or discounted helmets to those children who cannot afford them

4. Curbing Children in Vehicles

    Restraints can prevent your children from serious injuries caused by crashes. Some of the examples of restraints include booster seats, common seat belts, infant car seats, and child car seats. These are installed on the basis of age, weight, and height of your child. Booster seats can reduce 59% of injuries caused due to road traffic crashes.

The following are certain strategies you can adopt to increase the usage of restraints:

  • You can make child restraints laws, mandatory for all private vehicles
  • Standardization of child restraint manufacture
  • Make child restraints available and reasonable for all those who need them
  • To assure safety of your children, you can persuade manufacturers to have plug-in attachments
  •  Awareness classes can be conducted regarding the use of restraints and to promote child restraint loan schemes 

5. Improving Visibility of Children

    Seeing and being seen is very important to road safety, especially, in the case of children, who are more unsafe than elders. 

Some of the strategies given below will help to improve visibility of your children:

  • Make your children wear bright clothes when they are out on the road
  • Advise your children to always accompany adult people 
  • You can make use of headlamps along with front, rear, and wheel reflectors
  • Improve street lighting

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6.  Ameliorating Road Infrastructure

    By modifying and building new road infrastructure, you will be able to improve student road safety and reduce the risk of accidents. 

Here follows certain strategies you can follow to improve road infrastructure:

  • Traffic lights, speed humps, zebra crossings, street lighting, flyovers, etc. are some of the essential measures you can espouse for improving road infrastructure
  • Certain mechanisms such as raised platforms for ramblers, lanes specially made for pedestrians and cyclists, construction of median barriers etc. can be implemented for improved road infrastructure
  •  You can make car free areas for enhancing the safety of pedestrians
  • Launch school safety zones
  •  For superior safety of your children, select play zones away from road
  • Financing for safe public transport to ensure your child's safety

7. Altering Vehicle Design

    Vehicle designs have a substantial role to play in guaranteeing student road safety. Most of the vehicle safety measures have the potential to safeguard your children. 

Certain strategies you can follow in vehicle design that directly contribute to student road safety include:

  •  Compulsory installation of energy absorbing crumple zones in your vehicles
  • Reconstruction of your vehicle fronts to make it more “pedestrian friendly”
  • Installation of the alcohol interlock system to prevent drinking habit of drivers. Mounting alarms and cameras inside the bus for monitoring your children constantly

8. Minimizing Risks for Young Drivers

    Young drivers are a major reason for most of the crashes. Rash driving, carelessness, and alcohol consumption can hinder your child's safety. The following strategies can have a remarkable impact on the safety of your children:

  • Reducing BAC levels for young drivers
  • You can designate an adult driver to teach young drivers
  • Strictly tell them not to go for night time driving
  • Warn them that you will not tolerate any criminal offense or bad habits

9. Proffering Genuine care for Injured Children

    Providing right emergency care and recovery services at the right time is the first step you have to take for improving road safety of children. Some of the strategies by which you can improve the care of injured children are given below:

  • Impart education to teachers as well as caretakers to take immediate care and 
  • facilitate transportation services to those children who are injured
  • Training hospital authorities to deliver basic treatment needs for injured children
  • Equipping emergency vehicles with adequate medical facilities and supplies
  • Making a hospital as child-friendly as possible
  • Enhancing access to counselling services for directing your children at the time of injury

10.   Administering Children around Roads

    As you know, young children will not have the ability to evaluate risk awaiting them.  You have a great role to play in guiding children around roads. They should be aware of what is happening around them.  Appropriate guidance can avoid the chance of causing accidents to your children.
 

   ̋ The future of a country is its young people. We cannot afford to lose our children to road traffic crashesˮ

It is possible to avert road related accidents and injuries. Mostly students become the victims as they have little awareness regarding road safety. Thus, it is each of your responsibility to protect students and give them appropriate guidance at the right time. 

Road Safety Rules(India) & Why they are Important

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Every country has its own road safety rules and regulations for the best interests of citizens. Road safety rules in India are designed as per the best interests of citizens. As a citizen, you have certain important roles and responsibilities. For making the safety efforts successful, you need to follow the rules persistently.

As you a citizen of a  huge country like India, you may face problem in rule execution. India is a country having 29 states, each having their own governing body, villages, panchayats etc. and hence it is a difficult task to manage them effectively. 

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Here follows some of the important road safety rules that you should follow while driving in India:

  • As per the Indian law, you should have minimum 18 years of age to avail a driving license. 
  • While driving, you should not use mobile phones  as it can cause serious road accidents
  • Drinking and driving is not allowed as it seems to be a deadly combination for you
  • You need to wear seat belt while driving a four wheeler
  • You should not honk unnecessarily especially when you are near a hospital or school
  • You should follow the speed limit fixed for your respective vehicle
  • Red light jumping is a great offence. You will be given a huge penalty for red light jumping and sometimes your license will be taken by traffic police
  • You need to drive carefully near a school, as kids have the tendency to run on the road without watching out for vehicles 
  • You can make use of zebra crossing for crossing the road
  • Helmets are necessary when you use two wheelers for travelling 
  • Make sure that you keep left on the road, when you use cycles for travelling
  • For having a safe journey, you should be aware about various signboards

In addition to this, there are certain road safety rules for pedestrians that  should keep notice:

  • As a pedestrian, you should walk on the footpath and not in the middle of the road 
  • Look right, then left and right again. This rule should always be kept in the mind 
  • Always try to walk on the left side of the road
  • You should cross the road at the zebra crossing

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The following are certain rules for bus commuters that you should consider:

  • As a bus commuter, you should always board  bus at the bus stop
  • A bus driver should not stop  bus in the middle of the road
  • It is hazardous for you to hang outside the running bus. If the bus seems crowded, you can wait for another bus rather put your life into danger

In fact, all these rules are made for Indians to assure safety. A little carelessness or impatience can lead to serious issues and hence it is better for you to stick onto the rules without hesitation. Overspeeding can be a deadly enemy of your life,  so it is better to avoid it. 

As a responsible citizen, you need to be more compassionate for improving road safety of India. You should not think rules as something useless but it should be considered as a medium to help each other and thus become sensitive towards citizens. It is better for you to respect and follow the rules that are put forward by the Indian Government as it is created for your own safety and welfare. All the road safety rules and regulations make your driving a better experience.

10 Important Points on Student Road Safety and Suggestion for Improvements

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Road safety education is vital for people of all ages. As a responsible citizen, you should be aware of each and every road safety rules. Observation is the key skill you need in ensuring road safety. Safety education begins right from your school. By obeying safety rules and regulations, you can save yourself and others on the road.

Today, student road safety is given more priority than earlier. Students are the future of a country and hence as a citizen, it is your responsibility to protect them.

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Here follows 10 important points on the road safety and certain suggestions for improvement:

1. Awareness of Traffic Signs

There are different types of traffic signs you should know about. Some of them are discussed below:

Hand Signals

Hand signals help you to avoid so many confusions as well as accidents. Some of the basic hand signals are: right hand swinging up and down with your palm facing downwards to slow down the vehicle, raising your forearm vertically outside to stop the vehicle and swinging the right arm forward and backward in a semicircular motion to allow the vehicle behind you overtake.

Direction Indicators

Direction indicators are very much useful for you, especially during night time travelling. One of the greatest advantages of direction indicators is that it is easier to recognize.

Traffic Signs and Symbols

Every important junction has traffic lights indicating different meaning that allow safe walking and travelling. You should be able to know some of the essential traffic signs for u-turn, one way, hospitals, schools, prohibited zones, no horn area etc. to avoid hazards.

Lanes of the Road

It is better for you to stay on the left side of the road at all times. When you are changing lanes, signal others by means of hand signals and direction indicators. Also you can avoid regular lane changing.

2. Speeding Limit

By setting permissible speed limit, you will be able to control traffic and thus ensure student road safety. Police officials are now making use of automated machines to track the speed of vehicles. And they can impose penalty on people who are violating the speed limit.

In addition to this, you can install speed witness radars in high traffic areas and highways which works on the Doppler effect principle which gives the exact speed of every moving vehicle.

3. Always Wear your Shields

Seat belts should be made compulsory for ensuring student road safety. You can persuade students using two wheelers to use helmets to avoid unwanted head injuries.

4. Maintenance of Your Vehicle

Before taking vehicle to the road, it is necessary for you to check the condition of vehicles. You should check out the petrol/diesel limit, bald tyres, glass wipers etc. carefully.

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5. Implement the Driver Violation Point System

This system is designed to identify and take action against high risk drivers. Certain points are given for various traffic violations such as reckless driving, speeding, use of cell phones while driving, inadequate brakes, not using seat belts etc. and also it is recorded in the driving record. Based on these records, you can suspend or revoke license of drivers who violate traffic regulations.

6. Awareness through Hoardings

You can make use of hoardings to display traffic rules as it easily grabs attention of people. When people see it everyday, even the ones who don’t have much education on the road safety will come to know about it. Such messages prove effective and helps to avoid careless accidents.

7. Benefit of Drivers

Vehicle insurance is having more importance and should be made mandatory for driving on the road. This helps you to claim for accident recovery and offer you another vehicle in times of damage or fire. Public transport drivers will be given a regular eye check up free of cost. When you provide benefits, they will try to drive carefully.

8. Design of the Vehicle

Safety design of the vehicle helps to reduce accidents and is necessary at the time of choosing a vehicle. Some vehicles will be designed in a way that help you to absorb the crash impact. This helps you to ensure student road safety.

9. Proper road Maintenance and Warnings

It is difficult for you to drive in Indian roads during the rainy season. Hence roads should be constructed by keeping in mind a lifespan of at least 5 to 6 years. This can help to reduce the amount spent for repairing roads. Warning signs in vehicles should be shown in big letters so that others can see it properly and move accordingly.

10. Time management

Improper time management can lead you to speed driving, which in turn result in serious injuries to yourself as well as others on the road. Hence it is better to reach your destination earlier than the scheduled time so as to avoid the dangers.

Rules are created to maintain uniformity in people and hence you should strictly follow safety rules and regulations to lead a safer and happier life. Proper guidance and support can help you ensure student road safety.

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12 Questions to Ask About School Bus Ride Quality

Posted on by TSB Super Admin

 

Most of us send children to school via school bus due to safety reasons. But the fact is that, you don't know basic facts about your child's school transportation. You never try to know where your child is going, who is going along with them, and what happens when they reach the destination.

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Here follows 12 questions that every parent should ask before the school bus trip and entire academic year:

1. At What Time will the School Bus Come?

You should ask school authorities about the arrival time of school bus before your child's first school day. Sometimes, transportation officials will never let you know about the delay in child's pick up. Hence as a parent, you should know these details in advance. You can ask the school transportation authorities about the bus scheduling in advance and thus send the child to the school bus at that time. Try to find out the exact time you should pick up your child from the stop.

2. Who will be on the School Bus with your Child?

A driver and an aide will always be there with your child for assuring school bus safety. You can interact with them, introduce yourselves and ask for their names. This can be helpful as you can tell them certain information they need to know such as a medical problem, behavioral problem etc. Also tell them to report any problems that happen on the school bus.

3. How Child's Behavior on the Bus?

Make sure your child has an appropriate seat if your child is small or having low muscle bones. You need to fix this issue with the relevant authorities and should be decided before the child's first day of school. Also, in the case of older children, the bus seat given to them should be appropriate and comfortable. For kids in wheelchairs, you should ask bus personnel, whether there are enough equipments for getting your child on and off the bus.

4. Which Route is taken by School Bus for Getting to School?

Try to learn the school bus route yourself by following the bus on the first day. This can help you to find about stops and check out the route to the school bus takes. You can complain to school authorities if the chosen route is a complicated one.

5. What Time the Bus Gets to School?

You cannot assume that the school bus reaches the school at the perfect time. For knowing about this in detail, you can build a good relationship with teachers and bus personnel. You can ask them about the schedule and thus know whether there is any change in it or not.

6. Where Do Your Kids Go After Getting Off the Bus?

As kids get off the bus, they sometimes go to auditoriums or canteen than going straight to classrooms. For the safety of your child in school bus, you can ask school authorities to provide an aide to make sure that they reached classroom rather than roaming here and there.

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7. Are all of my Child's Classmates on the Same Bus?

It is a good idea to keep your child's classmates on the same bus. But it is not possible. You can discuss with your child about their bus journey. This will help them to remember which students are on which bus and the number of the bus your child's classmates are on.

8. When Does the Bus Leave to Come Home?

As a parent, you should confirm the departing time of the bus so that you can plan to pick them up accordingly. Sometimes children in extra classes dismiss their classes earlier than the regular school schedule.

9. Which Route does the Bus, Take Home?

Usually, school buses take the same route to school as it takes from school. Your child may sometimes get on a different bus to get down to different location. In such case, you should find out the route that particular bus takes, and thus you can have a general idea about where your child is.

10. What Time will the Bus Return?

It is your responsibility to make sure that somebody greets your child when they are dropped from the school bus. Always know the exact time by which the school bus return and thus makes proper arrangements to pick them.

11. Who Takes Complaints?

You can ask contact details of school authorities and thus register complaints at the time of emergency. Thus you can contact them, if there is any problem in school bus transportation.

12. Is School Bus Ride the Best Choice for Your Child?

School bus is the best one for kids in special education. If you have the ability to transport your child yourself, then better do that task than sending your child via school bus.

All these 12 questions should be asked to relevant authorities at the right time for ensuring a safe journey for your child.

School Bus Safety: Rules for Kindergarten Students

Posted on by TSB Super Admin

 

Is your kid’s first day to kindergarten nearby? He / she will be excited to meet new friends, teachers, school as well as trip from and to school in school bus. What about school bus safety? Students begin and end their day with a trip on a school bus. Is your kid trained to be safe at and around the school bus?

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Many accidents and injuries can be prevented by teaching kids about good behavior while riding in bus. Students are recommended by the National Safety Council (NSC) to take the bus rather than walking or riding with teenagers or parents. The Council recognizes that more school children are killed outside of the bus, during loading and unloading operations than on the bus.

Though the child will learn those safety lessons at school, it is a parent’s responsibility to make their child aware of these safety concerns.

While bus drivers will be alert with safe driving, students should be careful of their surroundings in order to avoid injuries. The following is a list of safety rules advised by the NSC to teach children while getting on and off the bus. Some of these rules are also aimed at good school bus behavior.

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Certain School Bus Safety Tips You Should Teach Your Child

It would be easy if you can take a picture of a school bus and show them the safety rules with images. Visual representation will stay in mind more than just words

  • Do not run. Let the bus stop and the door open
  • Get on to bus one at a time. Do not rush
  • After boarding the bus, remain in your seat facing forward when the school bus is moving.
  • Obey your school bus driver’s instructions
  • Don’t make loud noises. It will distract the driver from driving
  • While boarding as well as exiting, use the handrail
  • Collect your belongings before you reach the stop
  • Do not leave your bags or books in the aisle. It will interrupt the way for other students
  • Stay in your seat till the driver stops the bus completely
  • Cross the road only after the driver permits you to do so
  • While crossing, make sure to look right and left to ensure no vehicle is passing by

Go over these school bus safety rules again and again. As your kid’s first day of school will be something very new, you can also meet them at school just to make sure that the kid is riding safe in bus.