Traffic skills education for students: The persistent journey of Hanoi Traffic Police

Traffic propaganda, if it is to be effective, must "touch" the "digital" life of students. That is the message given by Lieutenant Colonel, Dr. Dao Viet Long - Deputy Head of the Hanoi Traffic Police Department at the Ministry of Public Security's scientific conference on the morning of October 30. According to Mr. Long, only when traffic safety education is digitized, spread through social networks and linked to daily practice, will students truly form a civilized and safe traffic culture.

On October 30, at the People's Police Academy, the Ministry of Public Security's Theoretical Council organized a Council-level scientific seminar with the theme: "Propaganda and guidance on safe road traffic skills for school students, contributing to improving the effectiveness of ensuring traffic order and safety in the new situation."

At the workshop, the speech of Lieutenant Colonel, Dr. Dao Viet Long - Deputy Head of Hanoi Traffic Police Department attracted attention when he made many specific and practical proposals, proven by outstanding results over the past years.

Major General, Dr. Chu Van Dung - Deputy Director of the People's Police Academy chaired the workshop.

Traffic awareness education from school

According to statistics from the Hanoi Traffic Police Department, in just the first 9 months of 2025, accidents involving students decreased sharply with 158 cases, down more than 39% compared to the same period in 2024. This number not only reflects efforts to inspect and handle violations, but is also the result of hundreds of propaganda sessions and skills training for students across the city.

Hanoi is currently one of the leading localities in coordinating between the Police – Department of Education – Youth Union to organize traffic law propaganda programs. In the first 9 months of 2025, the Hanoi Traffic Police Department coordinated to organize 137 propaganda sessions, attracting nearly 187,000 students to attend, from primary to high school.

The media content is designed vividly, suitable for each age group: simulating traffic situations, interactive games, instructions on how to wear helmets properly, skills for handling when crossing the road... Programs such as "Traffic safety for tomorrow's smiles" or "I love my hometown streets" have become annual activities that are responded to by many schools and parents.

A special feature of the Hanoi Traffic Police Department's work is propaganda combined with practical action. Along with educational activities in schools, local traffic police teams also organize alcohol concentration tests, helmet use tests for students, check underage driving; parents intentionally hand over vehicles when their children are not old enough to take the driving test; handle violations right in front of the school gate...

According to Lieutenant Colonel Dao Viet Long, "checking and reminding students and parents directly in the school area is both a deterrent and an educational measure." For example, in Hoan Kiem, Phan Dinh Phung, Hoang Mai... the traffic police force coordinated with the school to make records of hundreds of cases of parents stopping and parking illegally when picking up their children. The violations were then reported to the school board and the residential group for reminders. This flexible handling method is considered a "practical lesson" to help students form proper traffic awareness from an early age.

Traffic skills education from school is a "shield" to protect students from the dangers of road accidents.

From traditional to digital

While in the past, propaganda work was mainly through talks, leaflets, and billboards, now the Hanoi Traffic Police force has shifted strongly to the digital environment. The Hanoi Traffic Police Department's Facebook Fanpage regularly updates videos with instructions on skills, real-life situations, traffic accident simulation clips, and online competitions on traffic culture. Many clips have reached tens of thousands of views and shares - typically the video series "One second of distraction - a thousand pains" coordinated by the Capital Security Newspaper, or "Challenge of wearing a standard helmet - complete safety" spreading on TikTok for schools.

This innovation helps increase the spread, reaching young people with familiar, intuitive and highly interactive language, instead of just stopping at passive listening and memorization.

From practical experience, Lieutenant Colonel Dao Viet Long recommended that the Hanoi People's Committee direct the inter-agency Public Security - Education - Youth Union to coordinate in organizing comprehensive propaganda programs, and at the same time: Develop a propaganda plan by topic for each school year, clearly define the goals and criteria for evaluating effectiveness; Expand the application of social networks and digital learning materials in traffic safety communication; Maintain periodic summaries and summaries, draw lessons and replicate effective models; Supplement resources, equipment and modern means to serve propaganda work for the Traffic Police force and schools.

According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hanoi is a bright spot in the work of disseminating and educating traffic laws. The three-party coordination model: "Police - School - Organization" has created a safe traffic education ecosystem, helping students not only "know the law" but also "live traffic culture".

As Lieutenant Colonel Dao Viet Long commented: "Educating students on safe traffic skills not only helps prevent accidents, but is also a way to form personality, discipline and behavioral culture in modern society."

Practice shows that when propaganda work is implemented synchronously, with close coordination between sectors, the results are clear and sustainable - true to the spirit of the Workshop: "Building a generation of civilized, safe, and responsible students in the capital when participating in traffic."

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/phap-luat/giao-duc-ky-nang-giao-thong-cho-hoc-sinh-hanh-trinh-ben-bi-cua-csgt-ha-noi-20251031101332093.htm