Road safety awareness programmes under the ‘Arrive Alive’ initiative were conducted across the city on Wednesday, with a focus on children, students and commuters in general.
At Khairatabad, the Saifabad Traffic Police organised a helmet distribution drive at VV Statue to mark Children’s Road Safety Day. DCP Traffic (Khairatabad Zone) Avinash Kumar distributed helmets to children travelling on two-wheelers and stressed that helmets are mandatory for children above the age of four years. He said parents must prioritise children’s safety and ensure the use of properly fitted helmets.
Traffic Inspector Saidi Reddy, along with SIs Prasad, Nohitha and Kareem, provided helmets for children and demonstrated proper fastening of straps to parents.
In a separate programme, the Santosh Nagar Traffic Police conducted an awareness drive as part of the ‘Arrive Alive’ Road Safety Week being observed from April 13 to April 18. Students of Indo Anglo School formed a human chain at a major junction and participated in a pledge along with commuters to follow traffic rules.
Traffic Inspector Mohammed Asif emphasised the use of helmets, warned against triple riding, wrong-side driving and drunk driving. He also raised concerns over minors driving vehicles and called for more responsibility on the part of parents.
