Road Safety Honor

Recreational Activities

Requirements

1. Listen to a talk by a highway or traffic officer about safety on the roads or in the streets.

   Answer: How to do it, with the help of an adult: 1) Ask your leader to invite a traffic guard, a highway police officer, or a traffic agent to visit the club; 2) Sit quietly and pay close attention to the talk; 3) Write down or draw the most important tips that they teach; 4) At the end, ask a question about how to stay safe on the street and thank the visitor. — Listening to someone who really takes care of traffic helps you learn to protect yourself on streets and roads.

2. Identify and explain 10 of the most commonly used urban and highway traffic signs.

   Answer: Ten very common signs: 1) STOP (red octagon-shaped sign) — the car must stop completely; 2) Traffic light: green = you can go, yellow = caution/about to turn red, red = stop; 3) Crosswalk — the right place for a person to cross the street; 4) Yield (triangle) — let the other person go first; 5) No left turn (or right turn); 6) Speed limit (a number inside a circle) — you cannot go faster than that; 7) Wrong way / do not enter — you cannot go in; 8) School or children nearby — drive slowly; 9) Hospital — be quiet; 10) Parking (P) — a place to leave the car parked. — Traffic signs are warnings that protect drivers and pedestrians and tell each one what to do.

3. Tell when, how, and where it is safe to cross:
   • A street;
   • A road.

   Answer: 1) Crossing a street: do it at the crosswalk or at the corner; first, stop on the sidewalk, look left, look right, and look left again; only cross when the pedestrian light is green (green walking figure) and no car is coming, walking quickly but not running. 2) Crossing a road: roads are very dangerous; only cross with an adult holding your hand, in a place where you can see far in both directions, away from curves and hills, waiting until no car is coming from either side. — Looking both ways and using the crosswalk at the right moment prevents accidents when crossing.

4. Give the road safety rules for:
   • Walking along a road, both alone and in a group;
   • Riding a bicycle;
   • Riding in a car.

   Answer: 1) Walking along a road: always walk on the shoulder, facing the cars that are coming (so you can see them), in a line when in a group, and wear light-colored clothes or a vest that shines at night. 2) Riding a bicycle: always wear a helmet, ride on the right in the same direction as the cars, obey the signs, use the bell and lights/reflectors, and use the bike lane when there is one. 3) Riding in a car: always sit in the back seat (child), wear the seat belt well fastened, do not put your arm or head out the window, and do not bother the driver. — Each way of moving on the road has its own safety steps so that you are seen and stay protected.

5. Explain why you should wear a seat belt when riding in a car.

   Answer: We use the seat belt because, if the car brakes suddenly or crashes, the belt holds our body in the seat and does not let us be thrown forward or out of the car. This way it protects the head, the chest, and the whole body and helps prevent serious injuries. That is why the seat belt should always be well fastened, even on very short trips. — In a sudden brake or a crash, the seat belt holds the body and keeps the person from being thrown, preventing serious injuries.

6. Play a safety game.

   Answer: How to do it, with the help of an adult: 1) Choose a game about traffic, like 'Green light, red light' (you walk when someone says green and freeze on red) or a memory game with traffic signs; 2) Agree on the rules with the leader and your friends; 3) Play while obeying what each sign says, just like in real life; 4) At the end, talk about what you learned about safety while playing. — By playing a traffic game you learn the safety rules in a fun way that is easy to remember.