5. TRAFFIC RULES ON ROAD
At the signal, do not stop your
vehicle on the Pedestrian
Crossing.
Two-wheelers are meant only for
two, third person is not allowed.
Do not cross the road while the
traffic light is red
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7. NO. OF ACCIDENTS TILL DATE
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Accident
0
1
2
3
4
5
2000-2005 2005-2009 2009-2012 2012-2015
2
3
4.5
5
Accident
Accident
8. •ROAD TRAFFIC CONTROL INVOLVES DIRECTING VEHICULAR
AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AROUND A CONSTRUCTION ZONE,
ACCIDENT OR OTHER ROAD DISRUPTION, THUS ENSURING THE
SAFETY OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS, CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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9. TRAFFIC LIGHTS – A GREAT DEVICE
Traffic lights, which may also be known as
stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals,
signal lights are signaling devices
positioned at road intersections, pedestrian
crossings to control flow of traffic
Traffic Light was first installed in 1868 in
London
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10. LIGHTS
Red:
• illumination of the red
signals prohibits any
traffic from proceeding
•Amber: Illumination of the
yellow/amber light
denoting, if safe to do so,
prepare to stop.
•Green: illumination of the
green light allows traffic
to proceed in the direction
denoted
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yellow
11. SOME BASIC SAFETY RULES
•THE MOST BASIC ONE IS , WE MUST WEAR
HELMETS WHILE DRIVING TWO- WHEELERS
AND USE OUR SEAT- BELTS WHILE DRIVING
FOUR- WHEELERS.
•WE SHOULD NOT USE ANY TYPE OF MEDIA
LIKE MOBILE PHONES, LAPTOPS, ETC WHILE
DRIVING.
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12. ZEBRA CROSSING
• A ZEBRA CROSSING IS A TYPE OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSING USED IN MANY
PLACES AROUND THE WORLD. ITS DISTINGUISHING FEATURE IS
ALTERNATING DARK AND LIGHT STRIPES ON THE ROAD SURFACE, FROM
WHICH IT DERIVES ITS NAME. A ZEBRA CROSSING TYPICALLY GIVES
PRIORITY RIGHTS OF WAY TO PEDESTRIANS
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13. PREVENTION OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
• RACING AND OVER SPEED/
HIGHLY RISKY RIDING, SHOULD
BE BANNED BY GOVERNMENT.
• DRIVING TESTS FOR ISSUE OF
DRIVING LICENSE IS TO BE MADE
MORE STRICT AND FOOLPROOF.
• RAISING OF LOWER AGE LIMIT
FOR TWO WHEELER AND HEAVY
VEHICLE LICENCE TO 21.
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14. SAFETY AWARENESS
• SAFETY AWARENESS SHOULD BEGIN FROM CHILDHOOD, AS IT IS
DIFFICULT TO IMPARTED AT CHILDHOOD, SAFETY WILL BE A HABIT.
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15. CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS
•OVER SPEEDING:-A DRIVER
IS 6 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO
HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHEN
TRAVELING AT 25% ABOVE
THE AVERAGE SPEED.
•DRUNK DRIVING:-MOST
ROAD ACCIDENTS ARE
BECAUSE OF DRUNKEN
DRIVERS.
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16. • IGNORING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:-ALL THE PRECAUTIONS
MENTIONED SHOULD BE PROPERLY FOLLOWED.
LIKE:-
WEARING A SEAT BELT REDUCES THE CHANCE OF LOSING LIFE.
PA
GE
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17. IMPORTANT FACTS ON ROAD ACCIDENTS
• AFTER EVERY THREE MINUTES ONE CHILD IS KILLED IN ROAD
ACCIDENTS IN WORLD.
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18. • PERPENDICULAR
INTERSECTIONS ALSO KNOWN
AS A "FOUR-WAY" INTERSECTION,
THIS INTERSECTION IS THE MOST
COMMON CONFIGURATION FOR
ROADS THAT CROSS EACH
OTHER, AND THE MOST BASIC
TYPE.
• A ROUNDABOUT IS A TYPE
OF ROAD JUNCTION, OR TRAFFIC
CALMING DEVICE, AT WHICH
TRAFFIC STREAMS CIRCULARLY
AROUND A CENTRAL ISLAND
AFTER FIRST YIELDING TO THE
CIRCULATING TRAFFIC. 18
19. ROADWAYS IN TRAFFIC
• LEVEL CROSSING:- A LEVEL
CROSSING IS AN AT-GRADE
INTERSECTION OF A RAILWAY BY
A ROAD. BECAUSE OF SAFETY
ISSUES, THEY ARE OFTEN
EQUIPPED WITH CLOSABLE
GATES, CROSSING BELLS AND
WARNING SIGNS.
• LANES:- WHEN A STREET IS WIDE
ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE
SEVERAL VEHICLES TRAVELING
SIDE-BY-SIDE, IT IS USUAL FOR
TRAFFIC TO ORGANIZE ITSELF
INTO LANES, THAT
IS, PARALLEL CORRIDORS OF
TRAFFIC.
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20. •BLACK CARS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE
INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND
WHITE CARS ARE SAFEST, RESEARCH
HAS FOUND.
•OVER 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE ARE KILLED
DUE TO ROAD ACCIDENTS WORLD
WIDE
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