Under the UN Decade of Action 2021 – 2030 in Sri Lanka, the Automobile Association of Ceylon(AAC) is now conducting Road Safety Programme, specially, in the Schools in the rural areas for children safety wearing of the Helmets.
During this weekend they aimed the programme to educate children, parents, teachers motor cyclists and many others in Horana on the importance of children wearing helmets, not only abiding the law but also to keep the safety factor to children in mind.
The Police Officer from the Traffic Head Quarters had a vivid lectures and demonstrations on the Safety of wearing the helmet to children when they travel with their parents on a two-wheeler.
The purpose of this project by the Association is to overcome the fatalities and injuries of the motorcyclist. In the year 2022, it was recorded that there had been 806 deaths among the motor cyclists of which 411 deaths were below the age of 18 years and also there were disabilities amounting to 5,133.
Traffic Police Officers in Horana, assisted the Automobile Association by collecting the required data of the Children from various schools in the area who do not wear helmet when they travel on the Motorcycle.
Mr. Ananda Dangalla – Vice President & Mr. Devapriya Hettiarachchi- Secretary of the Automobile Association together with Mr. Panawala – OIC Police Station Horana, Mr. Dayal Kariyawasam of the Traffic Police Head Quarters. The handing over ceremony was held at the Police Station, Horana and many schools in the area children and parents attended this function. 50 Children who were not wearing helmets who travelled with their parents on the motorcycle were selected by the Traffic Police – Horana and they were donated with the helmets.
