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14 Most Read TrackSchoolBus Blogs of 2016

Posted on January 5, 2017 by TSB Super Admin

2016 has been an eventful year here at trackschoolbus as we strived hard to create child road safety awareness among the masses. People from around the globe were interested and their interest in reading our blog was proof of this.

Below is a list of blogs that held the interest of our readers through the year.

1. 10 Important Road Safety Rules to Teach Your Children – One of the most popular blogs in the year 2016, this blog talks about the essential road safety rules for children. Road safety is an emerging issue as the number of vehicles on the road keep on increasing every day. Students represent the future of a nation and hence rules should be taught to them. This blog tries to impart valuable information to ensure student safety education

2. Top 10 School Bus Companies – Maybe it is the curiosity to know which bus company is actually the best or it might be the surprise that there are actually companies that specialize in making school buses. Either ways, this was one of the most read blogs the past year. The popularity of this blog might also indicate that a lot of people are interested in 'branded school buses'.

3. 10 Cool School Bus Games – Its no surprise this blog became popular. Bus games are interesting not just to students, but also to transport managers and drivers. The games do help in keeping the students engaged and distracts them from involving in other activities. School authorities were certainly busy trying to find methods by which school bus journey would become entertaining for kids.

4. 12 Surprising Facts You Never Knew About GPS – GPS systems have slowly but steadily stamped its influence over various fields of everyday life. This blog has been a long time favourite of our readers. It was originally written in early 2015. A significant number of visitors still arrive every day to read it. The interesting title certainly helps.

5. 20 Must-know School Bus Safety Tips for School Bus Drivers – School bus drivers are responsible for safely transporting students to school. But unfortunately, they don't get their due often. From the popularity of the blog, it is clear that people want to know as much as possible about the safety guidelines for school bus drivers.

6. 10 Important Points on Student Road Safety and Suggestion for Improvements – Most students are unaware about road safety and it may be the reason why the blog got such popularity. A number of accidents happen not on the bus but while on the road. The blog discusses the most important aspects of road safety and even offers some suggestions to improve road safety.

7. 25 School Bus Safety Tips For Kids – A child's safety is given highest priority by parents and school authorities. This blog offered school bus safety tips for students, parents, and other vehicle users safe around school buses. It is in fact a must read if you know a kid.

8. How Well Do You Know about School Bus Dimensions? – Indeed school bus dimensions have an important role to play if you are planning to start a school bus business. Proper dimensions helps ensure safety to students during a crash or other accidents. People may be unaware of the appropriate school bus dimensions recommended for student safety. This blog gives an idea about the required school bus dimensions.

9. Scope of RFID School Bus Tracking Systems in Security Measures at Schools – RFID school bus tracking system gives peace of mind to parents as well as school authorities. RFID school bus tracking is approved by many schools to ensure better student safety and the popularity of the blog shows readers' interest in knowing the scope of this innovative technology.

10. Safety Issues of School Bus Rides and their Solutions – Even though school bus is said to be one of the safest transportation for school students, there may be several issues associated with a school bus ride. It is a good idea to know these issues and take proper measures against it for ensuring better student safety.

11. 6 Awesome Technologies Used in Modern School Buses – Technology is progressing everyday and it enhances the quality of people's lives. Each year school buses get new technologies for better student safety. It is evident from the blog popularity that people are obviously curious about awesome technologies that can be implemented in modern school buses.

12. Importance of School Bus Safety Tips – Millions of children transport to school via yellow school buses. Children are the future and their safety is our responsibilty. This blog includes certain school bus safety tips for drivers, parents, and children and why they are actually important.

13. How Important is the School Bus Driver? – School bus driving is a matter of perfection and care. And the goodwill of an institution lies in the hands of a school bus driver. There are many responsibilities for school bus drivers, and the school authorities should ensure that their school bus drivers never try to violate rules.

14. 7 Qualities of a Great School Bus Transportation System – Let's face it. Not all school bus transportation are the same. Some of the transportations offered are shabby, and others come with advanced features. But what qualities should the perfect school bus transportation system have to be awesome?

10 Important Road Safety Rules to Teach Your Children

Posted on January 3, 2017 by TSB Super Admin

As a parent, You may not be aware about the safety concerns of your children on the road until one day when you go to school bus stops, neighbour's house, or local shops. A sudden realisation that road is dangerous for your child comes to you. But, don't you think we should be enabling our children with the knowledge of road safety rules beforehand?

Safety doesn't happen by accident. As a parent, you should be able to create a safe environment for your beloved children. Most parents opt school bus for the safe transportation of children. But you can do more than just ensuring safe transportation of your children. One of the best things you can do is to teach them better about road safety. That way, students will be able to take care of themselves.

There are 10 basic rules that you can teach them. Here, we have simplified the golden road safety rules as much as possible to help you introduce them to your children:

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1. Stop

“Broken tools can be replaced. You can't” -Author Unknown

You should tell them to never attempt to cross the road in a hasty manner. Rushing on the road can only harm them. So, teach them to stop and be vigilant before crossing the road. Show them to be aware especially when walking close to the roads.

2. Look

“Prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent”- Author Unknown

You should advise them to check all the directions before crossing the roads to ensure their own safety. Tell them to look and keep on looking until they feel completely safe. You should tell them to be cautious and look at all directions even before intersections and ramblings. Observation never hurts. The more heedful they are, the better it is.

3. Think

“Alert today, alive tomorrow”- Author Unknown

“Think before you leap”- this quote is indeed true. Always tell your child to think twice before crossing the road. You should teach them about various traffic signals. Also, remind them to cross the road when the traffic is favourable and by hurrying, things will only get worse.

4. Listen

“Chance takers are accident makers”- Author Unknown

“Learn to be a great listener. Your ears will never get you into trouble”. This quote reflects the truth. Listening to traffic signals while crossing the road can help you to be safe. You can tell your child to walk straight on the road and warn them not to listen to music while crossing the road or walking through the pavement.

5. No Running

“Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy”– Author Unknown

Children have a tendency to run and leave your hands while walking on the road. It is your duty to keep your child calm on the streets. Running while on the road can cause serious damage to your child. Hence, this matter should be seriously considered for ensuring child road safety.

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6. Use Zebra Crossings

“Accidents hurt – safety doesn't”-Author Unknown

You should teach your child the significance of zebra crossings. Your child can safely cross the road using zebra crossings. Hence, you can advise them to use it appropriately. While crossing, you can tell your child to make eye contact with the drivers, to pay full attention on the road, and teach them the importance of doing such things. You should ensure that they have the ability to decide when to cross the road.

7. Colours

“Don't learn safety by accident” –Author Unknown

Colours have a great significance in child road safety. You should teach your child about different traffic signals. Some of the important colours that your child should be aware of – red, green, and yellow. Teach the significance of each colour – red means “stop”, green for “go”, and yellow for “move with caution”.

8. Not a Play Zone

“If you don't think it's safe, it probably isn't”– Author Unknown

While your child goes out for playing, always put some restriction. One such restrictions include preventing them to play near streets or parking areas. Warn them not to run behind their toy or ball as there is a chance for them to reach the streets and tell them to seek the elder's help if such situations occurs.

9. Bright Clothes

“Safety isn't just a slogan; it's a way of life” -Author Unknown

You should advise your child to avoid using dull coloured outfits while they are on the road. It is your duty to teach your kid to wear bright coloured clothing, even when they go out for bicycling in the streets. This is because bright garments catch the driver's attention easily.

10. Side Walks

“Safety isn't expensive, it’s priceless”– Author Unknown

Make sure your child uses pedestrian roads only for walking. If you demonstrate the same to your child they will follow and make it a habit. Tell your child to avoid those roads without side walks for ensuring their own safety.

Children before 9 years age should not be allowed to cross roads on their own because they lack the peripheral vision, hearing and judgement capabilities necessary. However, it’s important to ensure the best is taught to the children since their early years.

Children never hesitate to copy adults. Make sure that you are a good example for them. Practice the safest method before your children, for them to learn and grow. By setting a good example, you can ensure your child’s safety outside the school transportation service circle.

It is found that most of the child deaths ageing between 5 to 14 are due to road accidents. Serious road injuries are not rare. Teaching more about road safety measures can reduce the number of causalities. Be wise!

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Teach Road Safety Rules to Kids with These Interesting Activities

Posted on November 24, 2016 by TSB Super Admin

Teaching road safety rules to kids is usually troublesome and time consuming. A little fun and planning can easily overcome these troubles to make the teaching lessons effective.

Here are some interesting activities which you can try out to make the kids understand the importance of road safety rules.

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1. Visit to a traffic park.

Nothing can equate the pleasure of an outing, especially for kids. A planned visit can be funny as well as informative if you can include the local traffic park in your itinerary. Remember to check out the timings to plan properly.

The traffic parks are usually setup by the respective traffic departments to create awareness for the general public. They generally consist of mock signboards, signals and traffic setups to create awareness on road safety rules.

2. Games on traffic signs and safety symbols

A lot of complicated concepts can be made simple and comprehensible by kids with the introduction of a game mode. Children love to play and their funny bones can be used to create games like quizzes, jumping the rope with answering each safety sign meaning, guess the sign with dumb charades etc.

3. Models and road safety sign making

Hands on activities such as making of models and road safety signs can go a long way in easing the task of teaching road safety rules to kids. Sensory stimuli, especially that of vision and touch can make the kids understand the concepts with little effort. Any activity stimulating the senses will surely reward the efforts in teaching road safety rules to kids.

4. Conducting Traffic awareness rallies

It’s yet another great way to create awareness of road safety rules not only among kids, but also among the local public. Slogans will be better heard by the public if it comes from unusual sources such as kids, that too on trivial subjects such as road safety. Who is likely to ignore the loud proclamations on road safety rules from the little wonders and the rulers of our future?

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5. Making a short film on road safety rules

Media influence on society can’t be underestimated, especially when the world is undergoing technological revolution. Creating a short film with children on board either as script writers, directors, or actors can be promising. Older kids can even edit video and audio portions with technical help from mentors. Such an opportunity will provide ample opportunities for their creativity to unleash in teaching road safety rules. Since the media has far reaching effects, the general society in large will be at benefit too.

6. Screening of special films on road safety for kids

Child-centric films that promote social awareness on road safety rules can be screened in schools, day care centers and similar facilities for instructional or educational purposes.

7. Mimicking real life situations in class through activities

A lot of fun filled activities can be conducted in the simple setup of classrooms. Mimicking real life situations is one among them. Creating a mock accidental situation and asking the children to find the defaulter can be challenging as well as educative in teaching road safety rules.

The said activities are neither exclusive nor exhaustive. Rake up your brains to create more challenging puzzles and ways to create awareness on road safety rules. And the effort will never go in vain.

25 School Bus Safety Tips For Kids

Posted on November 23, 2016 by TSB Super Admin

When you gamble with safety, you bet your life

School bus is said to be the safest mode of transportation for students existing today. Encouraging importance of school bus safety tips to parents and kids is given top priority by every school authorities. Roughly, there are about twenty five million children transported to school via big yellow buses.

Obviously, injuries can happen if the child is careless and hasty while getting on or off the school bus. By discussing school bus safety rules to children, parents can help to avert some of the avoidable accidents. It is essential to teach kids about various safety rules and regulations.

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Following are the 25 school bus safety tips for kids:

1. Arrive at the bus stop prior to scheduled school bus time. It is better to arrive at least 5 minutes earlier

2. Stand at least ten feet away from the edge of the road

3. Wait until the school bus stops, the door gets opened and the driver says okay to get on the bus

4. Assure yourself no objects from the bag is dangling which get caught either in the handrails or doors while entering or exiting the bus

5. Check the road for other vehicles before stepping off the bus

6. Never stand closer than 10 feet to the bus as drivers will not be able to see you. Hence, stay out of the danger zone

7. Always be alert to traffic. Look left, right and then left before crossing the road

while getting on or off the bus

8. Stay in a safe place away from the street while waiting for the bus

9. Never try to pick up things which are near or under the bus, warn the driver before picking it

10. Remember to cross the road in front of a bus rather than to cross behind the bus

11. Stay seated and sit quietly when the bus is moving

12. Wait for the driver’s signal to crossing

13. Do not make loud noises that may distract the driver

14. Use the handrail when exiting the bus

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15. Always stay away from the rear wheels of the bus

16. Wait until the bus to stop completely, for getting up from the seat

17. Keep the bags and other belongings out of the aisles

18. Keep head, hands and arms inside the window

19. Never wait for the bus on the road. Instead, wait on the sidewalk

20. Avoid violent or careless behavior when getting on the bus

21. Students should not carry anything that may cause injury to others

22. Do not throw objects inside the bus

23. Let the smaller children board first

24. Do not attempt to use emergency doors or exit controls without supervision or permission from drivers

25. Never fight with other students inside the school bus

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School bus safety for kids is something which cannot be ignored. The safety of their child is the first thing that comes to a parent’s mind, especially when entrusting child care to someone else. This is the case of thousands of children in the school bus. Hence it is essential to assure student safety.

Students can protect themselves by closely following safety rules and careful observation. Theres always a chance for improvement in the case of assuring safety. All the above twenty five tips help to keep school children more safe and pleasant. They will start to enjoy the school bus trip with increased safety.

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

Posted on November 17, 2016 by TSB Super Admin

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.

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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.

12 Safety Tips Every Child should Know About

Posted on November 7, 2016 by TSB Super Admin

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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Importance of Student Road Safety Education

Posted on September 28, 2016 by TSB Super Admin

Road safety education is very much essential in today’s world as road traffic is becoming increasingly busy. Years ago, it was safe for your child to travel on the road without a care, but things have changed since then. Now there are more cars, scooters, motorbikes, buses etc. on the road.

Most of the educational institutions now organize road safety education for improving student road safety. This will contain educational activities that help you to gain more knowledge about road safety.

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You should give appropriate education regarding student road safety to children as well as young ones to let them be aware about road safety and the importance of learning it. Just like other social things, road safety education is necessary and it should be started right from your kid’s childhood.

How can you give road safety education effectively?

As a parent, you will always try to wrap your children in your arms and take them away from all risky situations. By providing proper road safety education, you will be able to protect your child away from dangers caused by road accidents. You can give them certain facts, show the possible dangers and risks involved, explain ways to keep them safe and develop their skills in understanding consequences.

There are many interesting ways by which you can teach your children about road safety. You can create a traffic environment for your children, allow them to ride their own bikes or scooters and learn the rules of the road. Also, you can organize classes taken by police officials to make your children be aware of basic road safety rules.

“You are never too young to learn”

You may be well aware of road safety programs, but do you know how important it is to your life? Let’s check it out:

In most of the foreign countries, road safety education is considered as a necessary education. It will be better, if you provide basic road safety education by bringing it to early childhood, primary and secondary schools
Your children will get an overall idea about the principles of crossing road, importance of helmets, how to use zebra crossings and awareness of basic safety rules. Through this education, you will be provided with knowledge and awareness about the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and passengers
Education on student road safety can encourage you to take necessary action that will make your children safe, secure and thereby help them to have awareness about road safety. In road safety education, you have a vital role to play in forming and developing various skills related to road safety

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You will be able to know about your child’s developmental skill and ability to distinguish between passenger, pedestrian, low traffic and heavy traffic. As a parent, your participation in safety programs can make it more effective and successful
As a parent, your role will have a great significance in safety programs. You can become a good role model to your children by wearing a seat belt while driving, reducing unnecessary speeding, avoiding careless driving, taking care of other passengers and pedestrians. This can have a positive impact on child’s mind as they can follow you easily and thus get adequate supervision on road
By conducting safety programs, you will not only be able to create awareness among the younger ones, but also among elders about the traffic strategies
With the safety programs, you can reduce the number of injuries and deaths caused by road accidents. Involvement of road safety professionals helps you to better plan and support road safety programs and provide proper training to your children. For creating better awareness, you can seek the aid of internet facility

Consequences and Solutions to Consider:

Road accidents are the leading cause of death and hospitalisation in today’s world. It’s not unusual that your children become the victim of road related injuries. You will be able to solve this issue by providing proper road safety education to your children. Also, you should learn to use road responsibly and make your children be aware of the road system from an early age.

Road safety education plays a vital role in shaping the attitude and behavior of children as well as young people, thereby ensuring that they become a responsible driver, passenger, pedestrian, and cyclist.

Help your child to be a safer road user

Road Safety Rules(India) & Why they are Important

Posted on September 7, 2016 by TSB Super Admin

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

Posted on August 30, 2016 by TSB Super Admin

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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Ways Students Play a Role in Road Safety

Posted on August 16, 2016 by TSB Super Admin

“Safety is not an intellectual exercise to keep us in work. It is a matter of life and death. It is the sum of our contributions to safety management that determines whether the people we work with live or die”

– Sir Brian Appleton

It will be better to start learning good safety habits right from an early age. Nowadays you will be witnessing so many road accidents, injuries and eventual death caused by these nasty accidents. By properly following various road safety measures, you can prevent a number of road accidents and injuries. As students are the future of country, they also have a duty to make roads safer and hence they play a vital role in ensuring road safety.

As a student, you will be able to implement your innovative ideas regarding road safety and thus constitute a right direction for bettering the future. Creating a safe road should be your first priority. You can conduct awareness programs in the public and can extend a helping hand to traffic police in controlling the traffic especially during rush hours.

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Today, student road safety is a huge issue to handle. The following are the three main roles played by students in matters of road safety:

1. Model Road Users: Firstly, you act as a model road user by closely following the rules and regulations related to road safety. You represent the future of a nation and hence you can set an example and at the same time motivate others. For this, you need to have determination to try and impart different road safety measures.

2. Road Safety Educators: Once you know about how to be a model user, you will be able to educate unenlightened and illiterate people. Most of the people are unaware of basic traffic rules, you can offer them help by teaching those basic traffic rules and regulations. You can also make them aware of various consequences resulted by not following those orders.

3. Pressure Groups:You can act as part of interest group by virtue of your knowledge, experience and passion for road safety. This is the reason by which student road safety education is introduced in the curriculum of secondary education.

Safer Roads

When you think about safer roads, the things that comes to your mind are road dividers, zebra crossings, parking slots, road safety sign boards, traffic booths and awareness programmes. Wrong parking, over speeding, and crossing the roads at wrong spots are some of the traffic violations you may witness. As a student, you can give a helping hand in traffic management and thus prevent so many traffic violations.

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Money, power and political influences can negatively affect the enforcement of traffic rules. As a model group, you can overcome these barriers, create public healthy opinion against those barriers and thus make the road safe for all.

Safe roads help you have a safe return home and thus lead a happy and cheerful life. This can significantly improve the quality of your life. Hence, you should fulfill your part well as a responsible citizen and achieve road safety in order to constitute a better world.

Don't put your life on the line. Think safety!!!!!

Usually students used to have a great enthusiasm on any rebellious subject. They are the ones who get easily inspired and engage in challenging or adventurous task. Student road safety is a matter of great concern for students. When they actively participate in road safety programmes, elders get encouraged and make the programme successful. Hence, they do play a vital role in disaster management and thus assists in getting out the victims as fast as possible.

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