Road Safety Initiative - Uganda | Training activities

Training Activities

Here are some of the goals we want to achieve with your support:

Supporting cusualities through First Aid;
Projector Shows, workshops, seminars, conferences;
The internet (website, social media/face book, twitter, etc);
Publishing and distribution of Training manuals,
Video clips, DVDs and Audio CDs;
TV-clips and documentaries;
Radio programs;
participatory learning – including use of participants’ own experiences;
Distribution of T-Shirts, banners, leaflets, badges,
Educative films (audio/video),•
Newspapers adverts
Organising quiz, Debates, Essay and painting competition for school/college students;

Testing driver-reaction to developing Hazards on computers and projectors;
Sensitizing drivers on First Aid to the victims of road accidents;
Sensitization on the use of child restraints;
Cultural activities promoting road safety;
Publicity Campaigns on:

Always wear safety belt,

Follow lane discipline,

Always wear helment;

Don’t drink & Drive,

Don’t over-speed,

Be alert on road;

Don't overload etc.

Our mission is to save lives by supporting victims, reducing the risk of injuries, deaths, economic and social losses.

Road Safety Initiative - Uganda 'RSI' encourages the advisement of progressive social change by using mainly the media.

Your donations are vital component that allows us to further the cause we represent.

Illustrative activites:

TRAINING ACTIVITIES

Basic Theory and Practical Skills

Training Videos - Defensive Driving

ECO Driving (Supports environment)

ECO Driving is about enhanced hazard perception and awareness skills.

Emissions and Noise;
Selective use of gears;
Progressive use of accelerator;
Compliance with speed limits;
Utilisation of engine braking/torque;
Not carrying unnecessary weight (overload);
Route planning etc;

THEORY DRIVING:

The theory driving is aimed to check that drivers know more than just how to operate a car and this includes:

Hazard Perception, Safety Margins and Hazard Awareness or Developing Hazards.

PRACTICAL DRIVING:

To learn and understand the skill of driving by taking lessons from a trained and FULLY qualified driving instructors.

To acquire the knowledge of rules through their instructors and studying the Modern Highway Code.

A key element of learning is to test and reinforce their knowledge.

Take the right ATTITUDE though no one is perfect; be careful, courteous and considerate to all other road users.

DEFENSIVE DRIVING

Defensive Driving is about concentration on the road, being responsible, considerate, questioning the actions of other road users and being prepare for the unexpected so that you are not taken by surprise.

What you must know to Drive Safely !

Accidents.... First aid, Warning devices, Reporting procedure and Safety regulations.

Alertness…Consideration, anticipation, Awareness, distraction and Boredom.

Attitude .....Consideration, Close following, Courtesy and Priority.

Documents ...License, Insurance, MOT (Ministry of Transport) test certificates.

Hazard Awareness .... Anticipation, Hazard Awareness, Attention, Speed and distance, Reaction time, The effects of Alcohol and Drugs, and Tiredness.

Motorway Rules [Highway Rules] ...Speed limits, Lane discipline, Stopping, Lighting and Parking.

Other Types of Vehicles ... Trains, Motorcycles, Lorries and Buses.

Road and Traffic Signs .....Road Signs, Speed limits, Road markings and Regulations.

Rules of the Road ...Speed limits, Lane discipline, Parking and Lighting.

Safety and Your Vehicle ... Fault Detection, Defects and their effects on safety, Use of safety equipment, Emissions, Noise and Vehicle Security.

Safety Margins .......Stopping Distances, Road surfaces, Skidding and Weather

conditions.

Vehicle Handling ....Weather conditions, Road conditions, Time of the Day, Speed and Traffic calming measures.

Vehicle Loading ......Stability and towing regulations.

Vulnerable Road Users ..... Pedestrians, Children, Elderly drivers, Disabled People, Cyclists, Motorcyclists, Animals and New Drivers.

HIGHWAY CODE

See: Safety with Documents...

Road Safety Initiative - Uganda Topics

Managing Risks to Drivers in Road Transportaion

Many people are seriously injured every week in crashes involving someone who was driving, riding or otherwise using the road; mainly due to lack of defensive skills.

This approach highlights the principal defensive Skills aimed at...

Urban Traffic Congestion Management

Traffic congestion is demand for road space outstripping the available road infrastructure to the extent that free movement of traffic is nearly impossible.

Kampala city is extremely congested; disorderly with traffic and this problem is growing day by day. Traffic congestion in Kampala is a public outcry that requires urgent attention.

Tackling traffic congestion is smoothing the traffic flow, goods and services as well.

The emphasis is not to increase the speed of traffic but to ensure journeys run more smoothly and that the driver or passenger can more reliably estimate the time the journey takes.

See: Solution to Traffic Jam.......

Nation-wide Road-Safety-Network

This initiative outlines ways to helping communities improve their own ability to manage road-safety and Health issues by raising awareness and building Nation-wide capacity with local institutions in the transportation business. Read more....

Safety and Health

As well as pursuing safety and economic empowerment, regard to current issues characterized by emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, the prevention and response to all sorts of epidemics remains a priority. Read more.........