Tag: general awareness

Box junctions, marked with yellow cross-hatching, were introduced in London during 1964. The aim was to prevent traffic blocking junctions when it could not proceed and this was successful. 

Road safety signs are primarily of three types-
1- Mandatory Sign
2- Cautionary Sign
3- Informatory Sign

Police woman were used for traffic control duties for the first time in Paris, in 1964.

In India the first women traffic police was introduced in 1989. Delhi was the first city in India where the women traffic police were introduced.

Traffic lights are very necessary at roads. It helps in following-
I) To reduce delays at junctions
II) To reduce vehicular conflicts
III) To reduce accidents
IV) To save police's time and strength 

The pedestrian crossing was instituted in Britain in 1934. The roads were marked by dotted lines. On the pavement there were striped Belisha beacon light poles named after BritainsMinister oftransport L. Hore-Belisha.

Specific colours are used for road markings-
I) White for all carriageway makings except for parking restrictions.
II) Yellow for parking restrictions and continuous centre or barrier line.
III) Alternate Black & White for kerb and object makings.

Road regulations were brought into effect in India from July 1^st 1989. These are the guidelines for Indian drivers to follow safety. These rules deal with basic facts such as overtaking, traffic signals, towing, speed limits, the necessary documents to be carried while driving etc.

Road safety week is celebrated in the first week of December. This event is organised to make people aware of traffic rules. This is an attempt to reduce road accidents and save the lives of the people by raising awareness 

Road safety is the measures one should bear in mind while on road travelling to prevent an accident or any mishappening. Foremost of them come traffic rules which everyone should follow in order to ride safely and let others drive safe too. Signals must be given by the driver when he/she is slowing down or turning right or left or when stopping. It will allow others to get the indication and avoiding the accident.