Road safety patrol teams in all schools

MADURAI: The Madurai police have planned to form road safety patrol teams in all city schools, after the government cracked the whip on transport rule violators in the wake of the fatal fall of a girl from a school bus in Chennai.
At a road safety meeting with school representatives held in Madurai, deputy commissioner of police Thirunavukkarasu said that to start with road safety patrol (RSP) teams comprising students would be formed in 25 schools.
Collector Anshul Mishra, Thirunavukkarasu, RTO (North) N Ravichandran participated in the meeting attended by principals, headmasters and correspondents from as many as 300 schools.
The RSP teams to be formed on the lines of National Cadet Corps and National Service Scheme, would be trained in road rules and safety measures. These students would in turn train remaining students in their schools, the officer said. Thirunavukkarasu said that the RSP teams would be formed in two weeks. "Adherence to traffic rules should become part of our lifestyle," Thirunavukkarasu urged.
Mishra noted that traffic awareness should increase abundantly. "There are do's and don'ts for drivers. But they are not adhered to completely. This situation must change," he said. Mishra said that special classes should be conducted in schools to teach students about road rules.