Raising awareness of traffic safety for students

Propagating and disseminating laws on road traffic safety and traffic skills to students of Loc Thai Secondary School, Loc Ninh Commune.

To ensure the safety of children when participating in traffic, the traffic police force of Dong Nai Province Police in coordination with local authorities, parents and schools has both promoted propaganda, dissemination and education of the law and strengthened the handling of violations to contribute to forming awareness of law compliance and building a culture of safe traffic in schools.

The risk of electric cars becoming "crazy cars"

At the gates of schools in Dong Nai province, it is not difficult to see students (mostly male students) carelessly riding modified electric bicycles to school. According to the reporter's records at the gate of Tan Lap Secondary School (Dong Phu commune), through inspection, the authorities discovered 2 modified electric bicycles of students parked outside the school gate. Both students were then asked to invite their parents to come and remind them; at the same time, they committed to take their children's electric bicycles to a repair shop to remove the modified parts and return them to their original condition.

Mr. T., the parent of one of the two students mentioned above, said: Previously, the family discovered that the child had modified some parts of the electric bicycle such as the IC and battery, so they asked him to remove them. However, due to being busy with work and not paying attention, the child used his daily breakfast money to modify and modify the electric bicycle following his friends.

“My child only added some external accessories, which did not affect the speed of the bike. Today, with the authorities' propaganda and analysis of the dangers of modified electric bikes when participating in traffic, my family will monitor my child more closely so that he does not repeat the offense,” Mr. T. added.

Checking the parking area of students at Tan Phu Secondary School (Dong Phu commune), the authorities discovered 3 modified electric bicycles parked there.

D., a student using a modified electric bike, said: “Out of curiosity, I spent my Tet lucky money to go online to order some spare parts for wheels, shock absorbers, racks, batteries, ICs, etc. for my electric bike. Today, after being reminded by the traffic police, I realized that what I did was against traffic laws, endangering myself and other road users. I promise to restore the bike to its original condition.”

According to Mr. Truong Van Toan, Principal of Tan Phu Secondary School, from the beginning of the school year, the school required parents to sign a commitment that students use electric bicycles in accordance with regulations and wear helmets when riding to school. However, due to the large number of students using electric bicycles, more than 1,000, control is still limited, so there are still some cases of students riding modified electric bicycles to school.

According to the National Technical Regulations, electric bicycles are only allowed to have a capacity of no more than 250W, a maximum speed of 25 km/h, a weight not exceeding 40 kg and are required to have pedals. However, for "modified" electric bicycles, they can run up to 50-70 km/h, equivalent to motorbikes, but the braking system and frame are not designed to withstand loads at high speeds. This behavior poses many risks to traffic safety, especially when most of the drivers are students, not skilled enough to handle traffic situations.

“The school has reminded us many times, but sadly, there are still some students riding modified electric bicycles to school. We promise not to let similar cases happen again; if we discover any, we will invite parents to the school to work out a solution,” said Mr. Toan.

Lieutenant Tran Chuong Duong, Traffic Police Team No. 4, Traffic Police Department of Dong Nai Province Police affirmed: "In the coming time, we will continue to increase patrols, control and strictly handle cases of students modifying electric bicycles on the road."

“Parents need to remind students to absolutely not modify electric bicycles, not to change the engine or battery illegally; to equip and use standard helmets when riding electric motorbikes or electric bicycles; not to carry more people than the prescribed number, not to use the phone while driving. For schools, it is necessary to strengthen education, integrate traffic law propaganda into extracurricular activities to raise students' awareness of law compliance” - Lieutenant Tran Chuong Duong noted.

Synchronize solutions

During a traffic control and handling session at the gate of Loc Thai High School (Loc Ninh Commune) by the Traffic Police Team No. 3, under the Traffic Police Department, Dong Nai Provincial Police, in a short time, the authorities reminded and handled many cases of students violating the rules such as: not wearing helmets when participating in traffic; driving motorbikes, electric motorbikes under the age...

NA, a 10th grade student at Loc Thai High School, said: “My house is 20km from school. Normally, I go to school by electric motorbike. Today, the traffic police reminded me that I am not old enough to drive an electric motorbike and wearing a helmet is not safe enough. From now on, I promise not to violate the law again.”

Along with reminding and strictly handling violations, the traffic police force also had parents sign a commitment to avoid students driving vehicles in violation of traffic regulations. At the same time, they coordinated with schools to strengthen propaganda, dissemination and education on traffic laws, as well as safe traffic participation skills for students.

Directly participating in the propaganda and dissemination of laws organized by the Traffic Police Team No. 3, Nguyen Uyen Nhi, an 8th grade student at Loc Thai Secondary School, shared: "Participating in today's extracurricular activity, I have supplemented my basic knowledge of laws related to traffic. It also equipped me with some necessary skills to participate in traffic safely."

Lieutenant Colonel Tran Thanh Quyen, Deputy Captain of Traffic Police Team No. 3, said: "In the coming time, in addition to promoting propaganda, dissemination and education of the law, we will increase patrols, control and ensure traffic order and safety at school gates, especially in school gate areas where national highways pass through."

“We continue to deploy forces to ensure traffic order and safety at school gates, especially before and after school hours. Therefore, parents should take note and absolutely not let their children drive motorbikes or electric motorbikes if they are not of legal age, and regularly remind them to comply with traffic laws,” Lieutenant Colonel Tran Thanh Quyen emphasized.

Xuan Tuc

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/xa-hoi/202510/nang-cao-y-thuc-ve-an-toan-giao-thong-cho-hoc-sinh-b3528e2/