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KSCSTE-NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE Volume VII, Issue 1 January - March 2017 KSCSTE-NATPAC NEWSLETTER ON ROAD SAFETY ds ,l lh ,l Vh b & jk"Vªh; ifjogu ;kstuk ,oa vuqla/kku dsaæ sI Fkv kn Fkv Sn C & tZiob KXmKX Bkq{XW KthjW tI{μw KSCSTE-National Transportation Planning and Research Centre KSCSTE-NATPAC SAFE SAVARI Road Safety Training for school teachers in Kollam District was conducted at YMCA Hall, Kollam on 17 th – 18 th February 2017. The programme was inaugurated by Shri R Thulaseedharan Pillai, Regional Transport Officer, Kollam. Dr B G Sreedevi, Director, NATPAC; Shri George Koshy, Asst. Commissioner of Police, Kollam; DEO, Kollam and Shri B Subin, Scientist, NATPAC spoke on the occasion. 102 teachers representing various schools of Kollam District attended the training programme. The two day training programme conducted on 3 rd – 4 th March 2017 in Kottayam District was inaugurated by Shri P Ramachandran IPS, District Road Safety Education through Schools in Kerala – Phase III Road transport is the most flexible but most unsafe mode of transportation. Pedestrians and cyclists are the vulnerable group who face greater risk of accidents. 20% of people who die in road accidents worldwide are pedestrians. Among vulnerable road users, children are exposed to higher risk than others. In Kerala, the fatality occurs mostly while crossing the road, especially to school children. In order to promote road safety, various governments has initiated several innovative steps. The vulnerability of the children on our roads has been widely accepted by experts all over the state. There is a feeling that the present academic teaching schedule is always under pressure for students and the atmosphere to make them conscious of the safe usage of roads in different capacities is very challenging. To solve this problem and to teach road safety in schools without further burdening the students, a new project named “Road Safety Education Through Schools in the State” was conceptualized by NATPAC. The programme can be effectively utilized in reducing the accident rate of children and also in saving the life of the other road users by introducing various road safety activities through school children for which school teachers in the state are to be trained on the different facets of road safety modules. This ensures the children to become responsible road user and also to recognise and act on safe environment and in turn to safe public health for all. Presidential Address by Dr B G Sreedevi at Teachers’ Training Programme, Kollam Class on First Aid and Trauma Care at Teachers’ Training Programme, Kollam 1
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KSCSTE-NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND RESEARCH CENTRE
Volume VII, Issue 1 January - March 2017
KSCSTE-NATPAC
NEWSLETTER ON ROAD SAFETY
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KSCSTE-National Transportation Planning and Research CentreKSCSTE-NATPAC
SAFE SAVARI
Road Safety Training for school teachers in Kollam District was conducted at YMCA Hall, Kollam on 17th – 18th February 2017. The programme was inaugurated by Shri R Thulaseedharan Pillai, Regional Transport Officer, Kollam. Dr B G Sreedevi, Director, NATPAC; Shri George Koshy, Asst. Commissioner of Police, Kollam; DEO, Kollam and Shri B Subin, Scientist, NATPAC spoke on the occasion. 102 teachers representing various schools of Kollam District attended the training programme.
The two day training programme conducted on 3rd – 4th March 2017 in Kottayam District was inaugurated by Shri P Ramachandran IPS, District
Road Safety Education through Schools in Kerala – Phase III
Road transport is the most flexible but most unsafe mode of transportation. Pedestrians and cyclists are the vulnerable group who face greater risk of accidents. 20% of people who die in road accidents worldwide are pedestrians. Among vulnerable road users, children are exposed to higher risk than others. In Kerala, the fatality occurs mostly while crossing the road, especially to school children. In order to promote road safety, various governments has initiated several innovative steps.
The vulnerability of the children on our roads has been widely accepted by experts all over the state. There is a feeling that the present academic teaching schedule is always under pressure for students and the atmosphere to make them conscious of the safe usage of roads in different capacities is very challenging. To solve this problem and to teach road safety in schools without further burdening the students, a new project named “Road Safety Education Through Schools in the State” was conceptualized by NATPAC. The programme can be effectively utilized in reducing the accident rate of children and also in saving the life of the other road users by introducing various road safety activities through school children for which school teachers in the state are to be trained on the different facets of road safety modules. This ensures the children to become responsible road user and also to recognise and act on safe environment and in turn to safe public health for all.
Presidential Address by Dr B G Sreedevi at Teachers’ Training Programme, Kollam
Class on First Aid and Trauma Care at Teachers’ Training Programme, Kollam
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Volume VII, Issue 1 January - March 2017
KSCSTE-National Transportation Planning and Research CentreKSCSTE-NATPAC
NEWSLETTER ON ROAD SAFETY
NATPAC organised a one-day training programme for driving school instructors on 8th March 2017 at YMCA Hall, Kollam District. Shri C K Asokan, District Transport Commissioner, South Zone
Police Chief, Kottayam at IMA Hall, Kottayam. Smt K Sudha, DDE, Kottayam; Shri Girish P Sarathy, Dy. Superintendent of Police, Kottayam and Shri. B Subin, Scientist, NATPAC spoke on the occasion. 68 teachers from Kottayam District attended the training programme.
The ‘Safe Community Programme at Panchayath level has been designed by NATPAC with the intention of adopting the zero-road crash policy. This programme aims to encourage local communities like Panchayaths to initiate and proactively seek ways to reduce road crash risk to increase road safety. Panchayaths need to be equipped for undertaking road safety projects/programmes on their own.
The following Panchayaths were covered during this period:
Panayam Grama Panchayath (Kollam District) on 23rd March 2017, at Grama Panchayath Hall, Panayam.
161 ACT Force volunteers and Panchayath members participated.
NATPAC in association with Kerala Road Safety Authority organised one day programme on ‘Safe Road to School’ (SRS) at selected schools. They are:
Mar Theophilus Training College on 27th January 2017.
35 students participated.
Govt. Higher Secondary School, Cherunniyoor, Varkala on 16th February 2017.
137 students participated.
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First Aid Training at SCP, Panayam Grama Panchayath
Sl. No. Programme Details Date
1Govt. Higher Secondary School, Marayamuttam(139 students participated)
21.01.2017
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Govt. Higher Secondary School, Vettoor, Varkala (500 students from High School and Higher Secondary participated)
03.02.2017
3Govt. Higher Secondary School, Cherunniyoor(137 students and teachers participated)
16.02.2017
4 Govt. LPS, Karikkodu, Kollam (222 students and teachers participated) 10.03.2017
Class on ‘Road Safety’ at Govt. Higher Secondary School, Vettoor, Varkala
Distribution of road safety gadgets to Road Crossing Wardens at Govt. LPS, Karikkodu, Kollam
Safe Community Programme at Panchayath Level
Road Safety Youth Leadership Programme(RSYLP)
Safe Road to School (SRS)
Driving School Instructors Training Programme
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Volume VII, Issue 1 January - March 2017
KSCSTE-National Transportation Planning and Research CentreKSCSTE-NATPAC
NEWSLETTER ON ROAD SAFETYinaugurated the programme, which was attended by 236 driving school instructors.
The one day training programme for driving school instructors conducted in Alappuzha District was
Training on Road Safety at Anganwadi, Pangode Ward on the request of Ward Councillor, on 4th February 2017.
42 members participated.
inaugurated by Shri.V.M.Muhammad Rafique IPS on 29th March 2017 at Karmasadanam Auditorium, Alappuzha. The programme was presided over by Dr.B.G.Sreedevi, Director, NATPAC. 231 driving school instructors attended the programme.
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Shri.C.K. Asokan, DTC, South Zone inaugurating the Driving School Instructors Training Programme in Kollam District
Shri.V.M.MuhammadRafIque IPS inaugurat-ing the Driving School Instructors Training
Programme in Alappuzha District
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K Karunakaran Transpark, Aakkulam
31st January 2017 202 3rd January 2017 153 15th January 2017 164 17th March 2017 105 30th March 2017 37
Sl. No. Programme & Venue Date
1 Road Safety Exhibition and audio-visual programmes in connection with Subhayathra (Kerala Police), Thiruvananthapuram 24th January 2017
2 Road Safety Exhibition and audio-visual programmes in connection with 29th Kerala Science Congress at Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla 28-30 January 2017
3 Road Safety Exhibition and audio-visual programmes in connection with Yantra 2017 at Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram 22nd February 2017
Road Safety Training for Various Target Road User Groups
Training Course for Drivers of Vehicles Carrying Dangerous and Hazardous Goods
Road Crash Statistics in Kerala
Exhibitions
Road crashes details in Kerala January to March-2017 3
# of Road Crashes # of Fatalities # of Persons Injured
Volume VII, Issue 1 January - March 2017
KSCSTE-National Transportation Planning and Research CentreKSCSTE-NATPAC
NEWSLETTER ON ROAD SAFETY
Road crashes details in Kerala January to March-2017
Trend of road accident parameters 2013 to 2017 (Jan-March)
Sponsored by
Kerala Road Safety Authority
Published by
Director, NATPAC
Edited byV S Sanjay Kumar
Senior Scientist
Editorial BoardSubin B (Scientist), Veena K.S (Junior Scientist)
Sanjai R.J (Technical Officer-I)Designed By- Nikhil Jacob Sebastian (Project Engineer)
(An Institution of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Envioronment)Sasthra Bhavan, Pattom - 695004, Thiruvananthapuram
Phone: 0471-2548200, Director: 2548300, Registrar: 2548310, Fax: 0471-2543677E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.natpac.kerala.gov.in
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Thuruvikkal P.O, Thiruvananthapuram, Pincode: 695031Phone: 0471-2551282 / 2554467 / 2553701
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# Road crashes
