Students in primary and secondary classes in Uttar Pradesh will soon have chapters in traffic education in order to make them better citizens. UP transport minister Mahendra Aridaman Singh, during a recent meeting of State Road Safety Council, has asked the officials from the primary and secondary education departments to include a chapter on traffic education in the textbooks of the primary and secondary school curriculum.
The minister also directed officials to have regular meetings of the council.
According to the minister, traffic management works on the principle of 3Es — education, engineering and enforcement. The first E stands for “education” which means imparting knowledge on driving discipline and rules in an attempt to sensitise people so that they follow the rules on their own.
The second “E” is synonymous with “engineering” which includes upkeep of vehicles, driving culture and planning the movement of traffic to minimise the possibilities of congestion. The third “E” refers to ‘enforcement’ of law to ensure that people follow traffic rules and fear violation of laws.
“We have asked the PWD officials to put up informative boards and signage at 715 sites, which have been identified as accident prone. The informative boards will carry details like availability of cranes and ambulances, the toll-free helpline numbers and also information about the concerned police station,” the minister said.