Road safety as agent of socialization I
Social Studies J.S.S 1 Third Term
WEEK 1
Road safety as an agent of socialization I
Performance Objectives
Students should be able to:
1. State the meaning of road safety.
2. Describe the structure and process of forming a road safety club.
Content
Meaning of Road Safety
Road safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical road users include pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, vehicle passengers, horse-riders and passengers of on-road public transport.
Structure and Processes of Forming Road Safety Club
The road safety club constitutes the third tier of the road safety corps, regular marshals and special marshal levels of RSC. These clubs are formed in primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. The road safety clubs serve as a veritable tool in catching children young to become responsible road users in the future. This will go a long way in inculcating in them the positive road safety rules and how the children can also become road safety ambassadors in their homes, schools and wherever they find themselves.
The essence of the club in schools is to teach children the importance of safety in schools and on the road and while they are with their parents in the car, they can correct bad road users, which will spur positive changes. Also as the future drivers, there is the need for the children to become sensitized on the road safety rules that will help them to save their lives and that of others. The students that are members of the road safety clubs will have the advantage of being employed as a road safety regular marshall if they wish to continue with the commission. The youths in schools and colleges are organized into road safety clubs at the primary, secondary, tertiary and National Youth Service Corps (one-year compulsory service after university graduation) levels. During their orientation in the camp, corps members who are interested in Road Safety Club can also signup to be part of the road safety community development service (CDS) group.
Primary and secondary schools heads can apply to the nearest FRSC command for the establishment of road safety clubs in their schools.
Membership of the Federal Road Safety Club
There are some requirements for joining road safety commission clubs in school. The requirements are as follows:
1. It is open to both males and females.
2. Students that want to join must be obedient and be ready to learn safety techniques which will be useful to him and his community.
3. Students that want to join must be interested and ready to take part in paramilitary drills.
4. A teacher will be chosen to serve as a coordinator or special marshall.