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More kids hurt in traffic accidents

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More kids hurt in traffic accidents
Primary school pupils getting ready for the 37th Shell Traffic Games held at the Road Safety Community Park.PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Three animation videos launched to teach children road safety

Tan Tam Mei
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Nov 14, 2017 06:00 am
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A total of 132 children aged 12 and below were injured in road traffic accidents in the first half of this year, up from 128 for the same period last year.

"We can avoid and prevent needless tragedies, and more can be done to educate and instil road safety habits in young children," said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Education, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim.

He was speaking at the closing of the 37th annual Shell Traffic Games - which tests pupils' road safety knowledge - at the Road Safety Community Park in East Coast yesterday.

In his speech, Prof Faishal noted that children were vulnerable as they may not understand the dangers of the road, and their small physique makes them less visible to motorists.

He cited a recent viral video in October showing a six-year-old boy dashing across Leedon Road and being hit by a car. The boy was flung off his kick scooter.

"Fortunately, the boy suffered only minor injuries.

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"This is why I cannot stress enough how important it is for us to teach children the dangers on our roads."

To teach children road safety, three educational animation videos for the young ones were also launched at the event.

The videos are a collaboration between the Singapore Road Safety Council, students from Nanyang Polytechnic's School of Interactive and Digital Media, Traffic Police and oil company Shell.

The videos will be distributed to all primary schools and can be found on the Singapore Police Force's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

They aim to educate pupils on key road safety practices - the kerb drill; looking out for blind spots; and the dangers of crossing the road while distracted.

Earlier this year, the Traffic Police introduced the Road Safety Community Park mobile application into its training curriculum for children.

It includes a virtual reality (VR) experience to simulate crossing the road, complete with 360-degree videos and an interactive game.

This year alone, about 23,000 primary school pupils benefited from educational efforts to instil safe road practices, said Prof Faishal, who also urged all road users to play their part in road safety.

"Every one of us is a road user, either a pedestrian, a cyclist or a driver, and each of us has a part to play to make our roads safer," he said.

"We can all contribute to this effort by simply adhering to traffic rules at all times and urging those around us to do likewise."

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Tan Tam Mei

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