Roses for Riders Who Wear the Helmet

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City Traffic Police and Government College University hold a road safety camp and awareness walk with Atlas Honda’s support
Students present roses to motorcyclists wearing helmets in a special Rose Show
Chief traffic officer says the helmet is essential for protecting riders’ lives
The camp teaches young people to obey traffic laws and drive safely

FAISALABAD: City Traffic Police officers and Government College University students took to the streets on Thursday with roses in their hands. They gave the flowers to motorcyclists who were wearing helmets.

According to the City Traffic Police handout, Chief Traffic Officer Nasir Javed Rana attended the camp as chief guest. Dr Salma Amber, head of the mass communication department, other faculty members and students were also present.

Students presented roses to citizens who were riding motorcycles while wearing helmets. The handout said the gesture encouraged the riders in a unique way and taught them the importance of helmet use.

Students and faculty stand before the road safety banner at Government College University Faisalabad

The chief traffic officer sits with students and faculty at the road safety camp desk in Faisalabad

Traffic police officers and university students pose for a group photo at the road safety camp in Faisalabad

Students in traffic police vests with the chief traffic officer at the Faisalabad road safety camp

Traffic police and university students hold the awareness banner during the road safety walk in Faisalabad

Addressing the gathering, Nasir Javed Rana said the use of a helmet was essential for protecting the lives of motorcyclists. He said accidents could be avoided when citizens obeyed traffic laws.

The organisers said the camp was meant to raise awareness among the young generation and citizens about obeying traffic laws. Its focus stayed on the compulsory use of helmets and safe driving.

The camp in video

Dr Salma Amber said the roses handed to riders carried a classroom lesson: patience in the first two minutes can stop a disagreement from turning violent.

Dr Amber said, the campaign grew out of the department’s Conflict and Crisis Communication course.

She said students are taught to manage conflict so that it never reaches violence. They are also taught to build tolerance and to respond calmly in a crisis.

In a class experiment, she said, the students found that every crisis begins as a disagreement. Patience in the first two minutes can stop that disagreement from turning violent, they found.

The campaign was named ‘Sabr, Mehfooz Safar’ — patience, a safe journey. Dr Amber said it formed part of the students’ coursework.

She said driving and traffic were deeply linked to patience. Most road accidents, she said, happen because of impatience and intolerance.

Flowers were chosen because they symbolise love, peace and tolerance and bring happiness to the receiver, she said. The riders who received them were the ones wearing helmets and following the traffic rules.

The aim, Dr Amber said, was a happier public and a civilised and constructive society.

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