Road safety signs to be taught in schools: Minister
"Like listening to the explanation of a Thirukkural, or a proverb, or current affairs/general knowledge, the students will listen to the explanation of a road safety sign. Explanation of signboards will be made a part of morning assembly sessions in schools," he said after launching the Students' Workbook and Faculty Guide for Uyir Kutty Cops Road Safety Curriculum for the academic year 2025-26 in the city on Thursday.
Nearly 812 teachers from both private and govt schools were trained on the faculty guide provided in the road safety curriculum.
The workbook on road safety will be issued to 3 lakh students in 2,000 schools of Coimbatore from classes 4 to 8.
Dr Rajasekaran, managing trustee, UYIR, an NGO, recommended bringing Road Safety Education under the school curriculum.
He said, "About 1,85,000 fatal road accidents occur every year across the country.
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Tamil Nadu has been in the top three slots for the last ten years. This sums to an average of 8,500-10,500 fatal cases every year. Road safety awareness is the need of the hour."
District collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar, city police commissioner A Saravana Sundar, Pollachi MP Eswarasamy, Coimbatore city mayor R Ranganayaki and district chief education officer R Balamurali were present during the launch of the workbook.
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