Road traffic safety refers to methods and measures for reducing the risk of a person using the road network for being killed or seriously injured. Safety can be improved in various simple ways to reduce the chance of an accident occurring. Avoiding rushing or standing in unsafe places on the bus or coach and following the rules on the bus or coach itself will greatly increase the safety of a person travelling by bus or coach. Various safety features can also be implemented into buses and coaches to improve safety including safety bars for people to hold onto.

Road traffic crashes are one of the world’s largest public health and injury prevention problems. The problem is all the more acute because the victims are overwhelmingly healthy before their crashes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1 million people are killed on the world’s roads each year. Half of all crash victims are vulnerable road users such as cyclists, and motorcyclists.

Why vehicle safety?

The global vehicle population, the country accounts for 10% of road accidents worldwide. Major portion of these vehicular accidents, especially that occurs at night.

Major factors that affect vehicle safety

Poor visibility of vehicles during night is one of the major causes for vehicular collisions/accidents during nights. As such, good night time visibility is critical to ensuring vehicle safety

Traffic Signals

Traffic signals or stop lights are positioned on the road intersection and they are used for indicating that whether it is safe to walk or not. The Traffic signs and they would be required to understand this information that is displayed through different color code.

The main ways to stay safe when travelling by bus or coach are as follows:

• Leave your location early so that you do not have to run to catch the bus or coach.
• At the bus stop, always follow the queue.
• Do not board or alight at a bus stop other than an official one.
• Never board or alight at a red light crossing or unauthorized bus stop.
• Board the bus only after it has come to a halt without rushing in or pushing others.
• Do not sit, stand or travel on the footboard of the bus.
• Do not put any part of your body outside a moving or a stationary bus.
• While in the bus, refrain from shouting or making noise, it can distract the driver.
• Always hold onto the handrail if standing in a moving bus, especially on sharp turns.
• Always adhere to the bus safety rules.