This presentation discusses the importance of road safety in Pakistan. It notes that over 58,000 people die each year in road accidents in Pakistan, more than the number killed in terrorist attacks. Proper road safety, like following traffic rules and signs, wearing seatbelts, and not using phones while driving, can prevent 95% of accidents. The presentation urges drivers to respect traffic laws to protect both themselves and others on the road.

1. Road Safety Awareness
Public safety information
This presentation is created
by
Mr. Mohammad Shahid
Pakistan Emergency Response Learning Program

2. What is Road Safety
 Road safety refers to methods and measures for
reducing the risk of a person using the road
being killed or seriously injured.

3. Road Safety
Why it is
so
important?

4. Road Safety – Why?
You can’t
get home
unless you
are safe

5. Why I ?
I don’t have
vehicle then
why I should
attend this
session

6. Every 10th victim is Pedestrian

7. Half of victim are Children, pedestrian,
cyclist and motorcyclist
50%
Children
Pedestrians
Cyclists
Motorcyclists
50% others

8. I am not going to teach you road signs marked on roads.
I will tell you how important to follow them
30%
rules
70%
Why to
follow

9. Will you believe?
 More then 1.3 million people killed in road accidents world wide every
year. [www.who.int]
 Nearly 3400 people die on the world's roads every day.
 One child is killed in every three minutes.
 Without action, road traffic crashes are predicted to result in the deaths
of around 1.9 million people annually by 2020.

10. Will you believe
 20 – 50 million injured in road accidents every year
 Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death
among young people, aged 15–29 years.
[www.who.int]

11. Gross National Product lost
 3% to 4% of Gross National Product lost in Road
Accidents. [www.who.int]
 Income produced by a country in one year.

12. Will you believe
 95% percent road accidents occur due to human
fault and only 5% percent due to technical fault.

13. Will you believe
 80 percent people got serious injury just for not
following safety cautions like seat-belt, helmet etc.

14. Think
 The above figure clearly showing we can prevent
95%accidents.
 We can save 80% people from injury.
 We can save 3 to 4 rupees of every hundred of
whole money in the country.

15. Situation in Pakistan
 According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal
(www.satp.org) 54,159 people killed in terrorist-activities

16. Situation in Pakistan
 According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
(www.pbs.gov.pk) 58,495 people killed in road-accidents

17. Situation in Pakistan

18. Terrorism vs Road Crashes
Terrorist
Activities
54,159
Road
Accidents
58,495

19. Islamic point of view
 Islam gives great importance to protecting life.
 Untrained drivers are like silent killer.
 Islam regards killing as a major sin and it regards
killing a person as killing the whole mankind.

20. Violation of traffic signal is sin and crime

22. Mandatory(Laazmi) Signs

23. Warning Signs

24. Informative Signs

25. Red signal apply to everyone
• Signals apply to everyone.
• They are not for vehicles only.
• Always follow traffic signals and signs
• Think of yourself and people around

26. Line vs Lane

27. Rules for crossing a road safely

28. Look for safe place

29. First find a safe place to cross the road

30. No Entry for pedestrians

31. Look both side before crossing road
 Follow RLR rule
 Look Right, Left and again Right

32. Avoid killer curve

33. If traffic is coming, let is pass

34. Use zebra crossing if available

35. Never run while crossing road

36. Never text while crossing road

37. Never play on road

38. Never read book/newspaper while crossing

39. Never lost in thoughts while crossing road

40. Keep watching and listening for
traffic while you cross.

41. Look for signal–cross only when it is green

42. Be seen on road

43. Wear bright and reflecting clothes at night

44. Walk in opposite direction to traffic
so you can watch coming traffic

45. Use special bridge to cross the roads

46. Signs may be wrong Use common sense

47. Driving under 18 is crime

48. Untrained drivers are like a silent killer

49. Untrained drivers are like a silent killer

50. New drivers
 If you are new driver put sign L on your car until you
become professional. Sign L let other people know
you are new driver and they take care of you.

51. Speeding may interesting but kills you

52. Reduce your speed – its matter of life

53. Always follow speed limit
120 km/h
Motorway
50 km/h
In City
100 km/h
Highway

54. Reduce your speed – its matter of life

55. Speeding video

56. 95% accidents are due to human fault
5%
Technical
Fault
95%
Human
Fault

57. 95% accidents are due to human fault
 September 26, 2011
 The most painful accident in the history of Pakistan
 37 children killed and 70 injured in road accident on
Motorway at kalar kahar point.
 Reason of accident: Overloading
 There were 72 seats but 110 children in the bus

58. 95% accidents are due to human fault

59. Mobile prohibited while driving

60. Reading text make you blind for 5 second

62. No conversation is worth then your life
 Mobile phone kill more people than Guns do
 25% crashes involve someone talking on a
cellphone

63. Avoid calling when someone is driving
 You may become the cause of accidents while sitting
at home

64. Avoid calling when someone is driving

65. Avoid horn
 Horn is an emergency device and only to be used
when there is danger of collision

66. Lane violation

67. Use of High beam light is illegal

68. Never use high beam light
اپنی ذمہ داری کا احساس کیجئے، دوسروں کو بلا وجہ تکلیف نہ پہنچائیں 

69. High beam light

70. Avoid posting on Road Signs
 Road signs play very important role in saving life so
keep them clear

71. Wrong side driving

72. Wrong side driving is illegal and crime

73. Yellow Mean slow down for stop

74. Stop line violation

75. Never Block emergency vehicle

76. Slow down near school area

77. Open the door with care

78. Reverse with care

79. Overtaking from left is illegal

80. Long drive make tired you. Take rest after
every 3 hours and take Tea/koffie

81. Most left lane form for motor-cyclists

82. A bike is for two persons.

83. One wheeling is prohibited by Law

84. Died in one wheeling

85. Females must be careful about Loose
dresses and dupattas (scarf)

86. Continuous driving in right lane

88. Give indicator/look behind before turning

89. Be Ethical and respect others

90. Critical time for an accident is 3-5 seconds

91. Critical time for an accident is 3-5 seconds

93. Be alert – others may can mistake
 You may become the victim of some other’s mistake

94. Don't break law in front of children
 They are learning from you

95. Always wear seat-belt

96. Seat belt mandatory for both sitting at front

98. Avoid Blind Spots

99. Some Important Phone Numbers
 1915 Help line Islamabad traffic police
 130 for call on motorway and highways
 1122 for ambulance
 15 for emergency
 16 for fire brigade

101. Responsible driving and Good behavior

102. Your participation is important

104. From
where to
start ?
Who will
first
When I
start ?

105. I am the change

107. Obey traffic law for whole life

108. Respect them- working for your safety

109. Respect them- working for your safety

110. Respect them- working for your safety

111. Respect them- working for your safety

112. Your family is
waiting for you
at home

113. Life is one
time offer,
Use it well

114. Lets make
accidents
free road

115. Thank You
Pakistan Emergency
Response Learning
Program
www.roadsign.pk
www.perlp.org