National Road Safety Policy of 2009 - Uwaba.or.tz

(b)
Objective
To change people’s attitudes, behaviour and actions for
road safety and wise use of roads and vehicles with the
mission to promote road safety, facilitate implementation
and reduce enforcement activities.
(c)
Policy Directions
• The Government shall develop and implement
communication, educational and public awareness
campaign programmes that will disseminate this policy
and the other road safety strategies to be understood
by the public;
• The Government shall create and maintain full political
attention and support to the road safety sector as
a reflection of the high value that the leaders and
communities place on human beings and human life;
• The Government shall make increased efforts to promote
awareness about the road safety issues, and their socioeconomic
implications;
• The Government shall introduce public acceptance and
response to road safety measures.
5.3.2 Road safety education for children
Children are extremely vulnerable in road traffic environment and
need basic skills to behave safely. While education as a theme
runs across all elements of road safety effort, there is a particular
requirement for increased education and training of children.
There is a need to build on current education efforts and promote
education as a key catalyst and enabler of safer people, safer roads
and safer vehicles. Education and the provision of information is
a standout item throughout the engagement process. However,
errors play a most important role in most road crashes. Measures
to improve road safety must, therefore, in the first instance be
directed at increasing the knowledge and modifying the attitude
and behaviour of the road user. Moreover, in the long term, a proper
road safety education of children will ensure that they have some
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