Hanoi traffic safety training for students: Intuitive, practical, effective

This is a series of activities within Plan No. 18/KH-UBND and Plan 33/KH-BATGT of the city to strengthen traffic safety and order in the 2025-2026 school year. From early morning, the school yard was arranged with an area simulating intersections, crosswalks and signs for students to observe and interact directly.

The atmosphere at the propaganda session became lively due to the combination of presentations, simulations, questions and answers and skills practice. This was also the first time that the school's students experienced how to use standard helmets and how to sit safely on a motorbike in a visual educational format, helping them to remember, understand and apply easily in practice.

Photo caption — Dr. Major Nguyen Nhu Linh, a reporter from the People's Police Academy, guides parents and students on how to stay safe when participating in traffic.

Dr. Major Nguyen Nhu Linh, a reporter from the People's Police Academy, emphasized that the current traffic awareness of young people is still worrying. Major Nguyen Nhu Linh believes that most students have not yet had full access to basic knowledge related to traffic signals, right-of-way rules, or mandatory regulations when driving electric bicycles and electric motorbikes.

Major Nguyen Nhu Linh analyzed: “The awareness of many students today is still alarmingly limited. Some students ride electric bicycles without knowing the meaning of the signs. Some students wear helmets but do not fasten the straps, or only fasten them loosely, which is extremely dangerous. Reality shows that most students learn from the behavior of adults, especially their parents. However, many parents today are not good examples when participating in traffic. They know the law but still deliberately violate it, taking their children to school without wearing helmets, or stopping and parking illegally right in front of the school gate. If adults are still arbitrary, it will be difficult for children to develop good habits.”

To fundamentally change perceptions, Major Nguyen Nhu Linh believes that the education sector, authorities and families themselves must have a more comprehensive approach. “Propaganda work needs to be invested in both time and methods. One-way teaching with dry theory will not be effective. We need to integrate visual images, simulate situations, and even use technology so that students can see, hear and experience. Children are growing up in a digital environment, with phones, tablets and social networks being the main channels for receiving information. Therefore, propaganda about traffic safety must also be modern, suitable for the approach of the younger generation,” said Major Nguyen Nhu Linh.

From his experience participating in traffic safety education programs in many localities, including the model of skills training for teachers in Tien Giang , Major Nguyen Nhu Linh suggested that Hanoi should replicate the practice-experience method that the Traffic Safety Committee is widely deploying throughout the capital, instead of just talking about theory.

“In the training courses we conduct, teachers are specifically instructed on how to simulate situations, analyze errors, point out risks and help students experience them themselves to draw lessons. Students remember for a long time and tend to change their behavior more positively. I believe that if widely applied, this will be an effective method to form a sustainable traffic culture from the root,” said Major Nguyen Nhu Linh.

Notably, Major Nguyen Nhu Linh warned of a new problem that is strongly affecting students, which is toxic traffic content on social networks. Major Nguyen Nhu Linh emphasized: “Many videos of racing, weaving, and swerving are shared at a dizzying speed on social networking platforms such as Facebook, Tiktok, Youtube... Some subjects even set up groups to promote dangerous behavior. Students are easily stimulated by the majority online. Without courage and guidance from their families, they can be drawn into very dangerous actions. Therefore, traffic safety education today is not only about teaching road rules, but also about teaching children how to select right and wrong information in the digital environment.”

On the school side, a representative of Nguyen Truong To Secondary School affirmed that propaganda activities like November 14 are extremely meaningful and necessary in the context of students participating in traffic more and more.

Secondary school students have started to go to school by electric bicycles and electric motorbikes. If they lack skills and knowledge of the law, accidents can happen at any time. The propaganda session conducted by the Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee and the People's Police Academy provides students with accurate and intuitive knowledge that teachers can hardly fully reproduce. We believe that this will be an important starting point for students to form the right awareness when participating in traffic.

Not only teachers and parents appreciated the training session, but the students who directly participated also expressed their excitement and learned a lot of new knowledge. Nguyen Minh Khoi, an 8th grade student, shared that before participating in the propaganda session, he often rode his electric bike and "guessed" the meaning of some signs. After the session, Khoi said he understood better when to stop, when to give way and was aware that just a few seconds of carelessness when crossing the street could cause an unfortunate accident.

Tran Hai Lam, a 7th grade student, remembers the most the instruction on how to wear a helmet. Lam said: “I thought I just needed to put the helmet on my head, without fastening the strap too tightly. But when the teacher instructed me and watched the simulation video, I understood that if the strap was loose, the helmet could fly off and no longer be protective in an accident. It turns out that small detail is very important.”

Meanwhile, Le Quynh Chi, a 9th grade student, said that the accident simulation videos, especially common violations such as running red lights, weaving, and driving in the wrong lane, really "startled" her. Le Quynh Chi shared: "Many people think that riding an electric bike is not as dangerous as a motorbike, so they are subjective. But watching the simulated accidents, I see that the consequences are very serious. From now on, I will be more careful and remind my friends to obey the law."

The propaganda campaigns organized by the Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee at a series of schools in the capital not only stop at providing knowledge, but also create a clear change in students' awareness, while helping parents and teachers become more aware of their role in building traffic culture for the younger generation.

From a management perspective, the school affirmed that it will continue to coordinate with the Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee to deploy visual education models, integrating traffic safety content into extracurricular activities and life skills training programs. From the authorities' perspective, propaganda sessions like this are considered an important solution to bring legal knowledge closer to school-age children. In particular, the participation of professional reporters from the People's Police Academy helps students access knowledge from a professional, practical and updated perspective.

Traffic safety propaganda activities at Nguyen Truong To Secondary School not only have educational significance, but also contribute to forming a foundation of safe and sustainable traffic culture for the city. When knowledge, skills and awareness are planted at the right time and in the right way, the risks of traffic accidents among young people will be gradually pushed back. This is the core value that the propaganda session on November 14th brings. A small step but creates a big impact, spreading the spirit of respecting the law and building a civilized traffic image right from school.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/xa-hoi/ha-noi-tap-huan-atgt-cho-hoc-sinh-truc-quan-thiet-thuc-hieu-qua-20251114153432695.htm