Have Safe Walk Pedestrians!
According to the World Health Organisation, each year, more than 270000 pedestrians lose their lives on the world’s roads. Globally, pedestrians constitute 22% of all road deaths, and in some countries, this proportion is as high as two thirds. Millions more people are injured in traffic-related crashes while walking, some of whom become permanently disabled.
Pedestrians are the people who walk on the footpath, use zebra crossings etc. The traffic regulation act gives special respect for the pedestrians by adding some road rules for pedestrians they must obey-
Ø Make eye contact with drivers if possible and make sure that they can see you.
Ø Avoid walking next to the curb with your back to the traffic.
Ø Wear or carry something light-coloured, bright or fluorescent in poor daylight conditions. When it is dark, use reflective materials (e.g. armbands, sashes, waistcoats and jackets.
Ø Walk between children and the traffic and hold their hands firmly.
Ø Always walk on the footpath, where there is no footpath, walk in the right side margin of the road so that you can see the traffic coming in the opposite direction.
Ø Crossroads where there are pedestrian crossings. Where there are no pedestrian crossings, watch the traffic on both sides and cross when it is safe.
Ø You must not walk on motorways or slip roads except in an emergency.
Ø Never walk on the main carriageway.
Ø Do not read newspapers or looks at hoardings while walking on the road.
Ø Do not greet friends on the road.
Ø Do not come on to the main road while waiting for a bus. Do not run after a moving bus. Get on or off a bus only when it has stopped to allow you to do so.
Ø Do not climb over the barriers or walk between them and the road.
Ø You must not get on to or hold on to a moving vehicle.
Ø Don’t “Drink and Walk.”
Ø When using any type of crossing you should always check that the traffic.
Ø You must not loiter on zebra crossings.
Ø If an ambulance, fire engine, police or other emergency vehicle approaches using flashing blue lights, headlights and/or sirens, keep off the road.
Also, the driver must drive responsibly in order to make him and pedestrian’s safety on the road. The driver should be aware of the traffic norms that he has to follow in order to adore safety.
Be safe!
