The​ ​Traffic​ ​Police, Tokyo conducted​ ​a​ ​workshop​ ​for the students of grades 1-3 on​ ​‘Let’s​ ​travel Safely!’ at​ ​ ​GIIS Tokyo​ ​campus,​ ​about​ ​the​ ​awareness​ ​and​ ​importance​ ​of​ ​traffic​ ​rules. Mr.​ ​Takashino and his team, from the Department of Traffic, Kasai, Tokyo,​ ​explained​ ​the​ ​rules to​ ​the​ ​students.

The​ ​workshop​ ​highlighted​ ​the​ ​importance​ ​of​ ​taking​ ​a​ ​whole-of-service​ ​approach​ ​to road​ ​safety​ ​education.​ ​It​ ​featured​ ​the​ ​real​ ​life​ ​travel​ ​experiences​ ​of​ ​children, families​ ​and​ ​addresses, local​ ​road​ ​safety​ ​needs​ ​and​ ​concerns.​ ​The students​ ​were eager to know of the community-focused​ ​road​ ​safety​ ​rules.

The​ ​session​ ​aimed​ ​at​ ​making​ ​the​ ​students​ ​realize​ ​how​ ​little​ ​carelessness​ ​or ignorance​ ​on​ ​the​ ​road​ ​can​ ​prove​ ​to​ ​be​ ​fatal,​ ​highlighting​ ​the​ ​tangible​ ​and​ ​intangible losses. The​ ​workshop​ ​presented​ ​the​ ​latest​ ​data​ ​on​ ​ ​road​ ​accidents​ ​in​ ​the​ ​country, encouraging​ ​the​ ​students​ ​to​ ​realize​ ​the​ ​importance​ ​of​ ​one’s​ ​precious​ ​ ​life.​

​“Hurry​ ​or Impatience”​ ​on​ ​the​ ​road​ ​was​ ​declared​ ​to​ ​be​ ​the​ ​main​ ​cause​ ​of​ ​accidents​ ​and students​ ​were​ ​motivated​ ​to​ ​practice​ ​time​ ​management​ ​to​ ​overcome​ ​that.​ ​Besides this,​ ​the​ ​ ​students​ ​were​ ​informed​ ​about​ ​Mandatory,​ ​Cautionary​ ​and​ ​Informatory traffic​ ​signals.

The​ ​objective​ ​of​ ​this​ ​session​ ​was​ ​to​ ​describe​ ​the traffic rules​ ​of riding bicycles​ ​and​ ​how​ ​important it​ ​is​ ​to​ ​use​ ​a​ ​helmet.​ ​To​ ​make​ ​students​ ​realize​ ​the​ ​significance​ ​of​ ​a ​ ​human​ ​life and​ ​to​ ​make​ ​them​ ​ ​ ​aware​ ​of​ ​the​ ​road​ ​safety​ ​and​ ​various​ ​traffic​ ​rules,​ ​an innovative​ ​workshop​ ​on​ ​“Road​ ​Safety”​ ​and​ ​“Traffic​ ​Rules”​ ​was​ ​also organized.