6. Examples of Good Practice
Sunday, January 17, 2010
In Bangladesh,where road safety education is limited,one organization,the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed,has been begun sending current and former patients who were paralyzed in road accidents to visit schools and discuss their tragedy.The centre has also produced road safety advice leaflets,which it distributes to schools.NGO promotion of road safety is the objective of a recent World Bank initiative in Bangladesh.
Fiji has recently introduced traffic safety into curriculum.A teachers' guide is being developed and the National Road Safety Council in association with the Department of Education is introducing a number of initiatives,including visiting drama groups to present safety plays for school children and development of a road safety character called "Road Ranger"to provide safety advice.
Several road safety education booklets have been produced recently in India.The previously mentioned Loss Prevention Association's Publication and Dealing with Traffic-A guide for Young People were produced from the proceeds of an art exhibition held during The International Conference on Traffic Safety in New Delhi in 1991.
In kazakstan,the traffic police are active in the organization of road safety lessons by teachers in the schools.Parents are also involved with the parents of entry classes being tested themselves on their road safety knowledge.Parents are requested to help their children identify and map out a safe route to school.
A road safety education project in Nepal funded by the Overseas Development Administration(ODA)of the United Kingdom(UK)has produced local safety education materials,including readers,workbooks,posters,and teachers guides.
These materials were produced by ateam of writes from the Primary Education Curriculum Text Book Design Unit after undergoing a week's orientation,which included field visits to rehabilitated roads,discussions with traffic police and pediatricians,and a brief review of road safety materials designed for schools in the UK.
Puppet shows were used to introduce the topic of road safety education into primary schools as well as women's groups and road side communities.
The experiences of accident victims are used in many countries to emphasis the personal consequences of road accidents.In Denmark,a team of people crippled in road accidents visit schools as part of an RSE program.In the United States(US),Mother Against Drunk Drivers often send representatives to speak to schools,especially,the age groups where students are starting to drive.
All speakers must be properly trained and can serve an effective supplementary role.
