National Road Safety Day, an experience event especially for the elderly, is “warm”

N Evening News Correspondent Chen Peiyu Shen Huizhong

On December 2, the 9th National Road Safety Day, the Jiaxing Traffic Police launched various publicity and education activities. Yesterday at 2:30 pm, the Second Brigade directly below the Jiaxing City Traffic Police Detachment held a road safety experience activity for the elderly at the North Bus Station Plaza, Zhonghuan North Road, in the middle. There are experience activities such as drunk VR experience, feeling the blind spots of large trucks, crossing the road safely and finding fault with safety risks. Nearly 200 seniors have learned relevant road safety knowledge during the experience.

The experience activities are very rich and practical.

After the start of the activity, under the command of Wu Huiliang, the Jiabei Squadron squad, the second brigade directly under command, a dozen to 20 elders stood on the front, left and right sides and at the rear of truck, respectively. Seat, “I usually drive a car. I want to see the difference between a large car and a small car.” “I saw two people on the left side of the car and no one else anywhere.” After getting out of the car, Chen Jun repeatedly said, “The big car is too high, really invisible, invisible at all.” The reporter counted roughly. Right now, about 60 people were in the blind spots of the truck, and he only saw 2 people, “Make sure you stay away too. It’s dangerous!” Chen Jun told the traffic police that this is very different from driving a car alone. The body of the big truck is tall and big, and there are a lot of blind spots. “You have to focus on driving this type of car, otherwise it is easy to get into an accident.”

“When the green light is on, I can pass.” The simulation of the scene of incorrect traffic behavior that day made the “find fault” part of the elderly very popular. As a guy was about to ride a bike, several aunts in the crowd shouted, “You can’t cross the street, you have to get out and push.” Everyone was quick to point out the mistakes one by one, and the police taught road safety knowledge on the spot. Aunt Li Aibao, who lives in Sunshine Community, is 69 this year, has a great knowledge of road safety and can point out mistakes first. “I usually pay a lot of attention to riding my bike. I wear helmets and everything, especially when crossing roads without traffic lights. I really need to be careful.” Aunt Li said that when she is older, her reactions and actions are no better than those of young people, and she usually does. Mainly on foot.

The activity of using virtual reality glasses to experience drunk driving attracted some young people who were passing by. “This kind of activity is very good. I really feel the damage of driving while intoxicated,” Xiao Liang, a young man who works at the construction site, told reporters, although that day It was an event for older people, but also benefited a lot.

Older people depend on more people for safety on their travels

Aunt Xu Jinying, who lives near the North Railway Station, is very interested in the activities there. He said he knows how to look at traffic lights and be careful when crossing the street. “But I don’t know if the car driver can’t see people. It’s worth coming today.” Wu Huiliang told reporters that there are actually many people like Aunt Xu who know little about road safety. “Your travel safety really needs more of us to worry about.”

The data shows that in the three years from 2016 to 2018, 1,127 of the elderly over the age of 60 in Jiaxing were injured in car accidents and 399 died in car accidents, which is shocking. Senior travel safety has always touched many people’s hearts. “In fact, travel safety for the elderly is a matter for the whole of society and is related to all of our traffic participants.” The relevant person in charge of the second direct brigade said that only everyone values ​​old age The problem of human travel can prevent accidents and make every step of your feet safer.

While promoting and guiding the road safety of the elderly, the traffic police department also expects all of society to pay attention to their travels. His courtesy at the zebra crossing and his waiting in front of the traffic lights ensure that the elderly travel. Polishing the background of the civilized city of Jiaxing.