Over the first 2 months of 2017, children were involved in 3 road traffic accidents within the Vitebsk region, resulting in 3 children sustaining injuries of varying severity.
Over the first 2 months of 2017, children were involved in 3 road traffic accidents within the Vitebsk region, resulting in 3 children sustaining injuries of varying severity.
The State Automobile Inspectorate once again appeals to the conscientiousness of parents and urges them to take children's safety seriously. To avoid tragic events and ensure children's safety as much as possible, constantly monitor their whereabouts and find out exactly what they are doing outdoors. Explain to them that they must not step out or run onto the road from behind parked cars, trees, or structures. Before a child steps onto a pedestrian crossing, they must stop and look around, ensuring there are no vehicles moving towards them nearby.
Roller skating or skateboarding is only permitted in courtyards, squares, or parks, and under no circumstances on roads.
A child under the age of 14 is prohibited from riding a bicycle on a public road. Movement is only allowed on a bicycle path, and in its absence, on a sidewalk, without creating obstacles for the safe movement of pedestrians. It is also prohibited to carry passengers on a bicycle or to ride without holding the handlebars. It is forbidden to cross the roadway at an unregulated pedestrian crossing while riding a bicycle.
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Dear parents, to ensure your child's safety, attach a band, patch, sticker, badge, or pendant made of reflective material to your child's clothing or belongings in such a way that the reflector is visible from all sides.
When travelling by car, do not forget that children under 12 years of age must be transported using a special restraint system, and older children should be secured with a standard seat belt. Violation of passenger transportation rules leads to regrettable consequences.
We also advise parents not to rush their children's artificial "maturation", and to spare no effort in explaining the necessity of observing the Road Traffic Regulations. First and foremost, parents, together with their child, should decide whether they have sufficient knowledge and experience to move around the street unsupervised. The task of adults is to tell the child how to behave on the street and to develop their skills so that they feel safe. In a word, pay more attention to fostering caution in children on the street.
Head of the Traffic Police Department of the Lepel District Department of Internal Affairs A.N. Trusov