S speech on the traffic rules
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Good Morning Dear Students!
Today, I am standing here in front of you all as your class teacher and also to deliver a speech on road safety. Now you are no longer small kids who do not know the safety rules while walking on the road. There’s a great saying, “It’s better to be safe than sorry”. However, we tend to forget all this and become carless at times so much so that we risk our lives and put it in danger.
Don’t we keep hearing the news of the count of people who become a victim of road rage or get involved in road accidents? Unfortunately, some die right on the spot and some receive serious injuries that last for the lifetime. Accidents from vehicle have become a big reason behind increased death rates in our country and amidst the time when the government is implementing road safety measures.
Not many of you would know that it is Abu Dhabi which is infamous for holding the highest rate of road deaths in the world. On an average, there are 38 deaths every month because of fatal injuries caused on the road traffic and mainly 0 to 14 year-old children are involved in such cases.
Hence, this establishes the fact that everyone especially pedestrians must remain vigilant while taking the road and must adhere to the safety rules. It is a pedestrian who is chiefly responsible for the accident as it is only when he/she walks carelessly not paying any heed to the traffic signal or do not walk on the designated crosswalk that fatal cases of injuries occur. So I request all of you to remain watchful and never be in a hurry while being on the road. Besides, many people are often seen disrupting the usual flow of traffic, please note that it can also prove very dangerous to one’s lives and therefore should strictly avoid it. Always use zebra crossing in order to walk down the road. Keep your eyes and ears open and listen to the sound of horns if blown around you.
If you are going to travel via public transport and if it’s a bus, then patiently wait for the bus to stop and board it thereafter. Likewise, if you are going to step out of it, then wait for it to stop properly and make sure that no other vehicle is obstructing your path. Make it a point to carry some reflective material so that the drivers can sense your presence from a distance itself. Never ignore stop signs as when people do that serious road accidents occur.
If you are riding a bicycle on the road, then be even more careful and make sure that your bicycle is in a sound condition with lights and working brakes at their proper places. Secondly, avoid taking bicycle on a busy road and try to use public transport.
However, there is no guarantee that through these preventive measures we will be able to avoid fatal cases of road accidents, but we can definitely avert the danger by remaining vigilant on the road and following all the safety rules. Students, always remember that life doesn’t have a reset button, so never be careless.
Hope all of you will remember my words and in fact would educate others about the importance of road safety rules.
Thank You!
More than 1.2 million people are killed and 20 to 50 million people suffer from serious injuries worldwide every year due to road accidents and hence it has become a serious issue these days. According to a prediction of a report known as “Global Status Report on Road Safety”, road accidents will become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030. We should consider this as an alarm for us because most of the road accidents are the cause of carelessness and hence it is becoming a big issue.
There could many reasons for the happening of the road accidents. Negligence or the recklessness of the driver or any other person is the main cause of road accidents. People do not follow the traffic instructions and rules properly and hence it leads to severe injuries and deaths. We can normally see people who jump traffic signals, driving while drunk, not wearing seat belts etc. We all know that what kind of rules and regulation are there in India. There are no proper rules, regulation and strictness on the roads. There are hardly very few places in India, where they follow proper rules. But it is not only up to the government but people should also have some respect towards the rules and regulations.
In many places in India, there is a lack of emergency services for treatment of people who are caught by an accident. There are many other reasons for the road accidents. To get a driving license has become quite easy these days and it is dangerous because the people who do not know about driving properly can harm others who are using the same road. Population explosion, economics developments, industrialization and motorization in the country are the roots of these accidents. As much as the country will get modernized, the use of vehicles will increase. The problem of the road safety is of everyone who is using the roads.
There is urgency for the strict rules and regulations for safety on roads. Everyone should follow the instructions and rules while driving or while using a vehicle. These days, the craze of bikes between youngsters is increasing and hence they should follow the rules such as wearing a helmet and speed limit. While using a car, we should always use the seatbelt and maintain the speed limit. Harsh driving or driving while drunk is the main cause of accidents that happens with the cars.
Our lives are in our hands and thus it is necessary to follow rules and proper instructions while using a road. On this note I would like to thank all the people for gathering here and for making this social event successful.
Thank you!