Two educational programmes focused on educating schoolchildren about road safety and responsible behaviour on the roads were launched today under the “Clean Sri Lanka” national programme.
The programmes were launched as part of the “Clean Sri Lanka” initiative aimed at reducing daily road accidents by raising public awareness and reshaping attitudes toward road safety.
The two new educational programs, titled “Clean Steps – Safety Roads – Be United for Road Safety”, were launched at the Rabindranath Tagore Auditorium of the University of Ruhuna and near the Matara Beach Park.
The Sri Lanka Police supported the initiative by organizing a road safety exhibition near the beach park, which began at 8:00 am, with 1,300 students from schools in the Matara Education Zone participating.
The program’s core objective is to instil respect for traffic laws among students from an early age, shaping them into responsible and law-abiding citizens.
It also aims to empower school road safety clubs to take an active role in promoting awareness, preventing accidents, and encouraging accountability. (Newswire)