Without parking space, after school the road in front of school will be congested with motorcycles. This is likely to cause traffic injuries among the students travelling by motorcycle. |
Encouraged parents to transfer their kids at school backgate to avoid the congested traffic. And there are more open spaces for parking after the request already made to nearby stores.
Sign installation - - “parking area for transferring students" |
Safe Kids Thailand, Child Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center partnered with Safe Kids Worldwide and FedEx Express launched the 1st Walk This Way Safety Day at Wat Phraya Yang School in Bangkok city, with 240 participation from school students, parents, teachers, government and non-government agencies such as the Ministry of Education, Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, the Traffic and Transportation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, District Police, Ratchathewi District Office, Safe Kids Thailand club, FedEx volunteers and medias.
During the event, SKT Promoted WTW program and distributed WTW materials to delegates and new target schools in Bangkok. The chairperson gave an award to partnership that have a strong relationship with WTW program, they are; the representative of the Office of the Education, Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, the representative of the Traffic and Transportation Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, the representative of Ratchathewi District Office, the representative of Phyathai Police Station, Wat Phraya Yang School and Phraya Thai school and volunteers.
FedEx volunteers, together with the Safe Kids team educated students that participate in the event about how to walk and cross safely. A photography exhibition was displaying photos that taken by students of Wat Phraya Yang School for the PHOTOVOICE project. Furthermore, the managing director of FedEx Express Thailand and Indochina gave remarks and presented an award to 30 students. From the PHOTOVOICE project, student’s representative announced their need of pedestrian safety (based on photo of PHOTOVOICE project) to the Chairperson and delegates. And the chairperson promised them to consider the solution of the risks of pedestrian.
The event has promoted through medias, they are; OK Nation blog, Thai PBS News(Internet on July 25 and TV channel on July 29,2011) ,Bangkok website, Naewna newspaper(August 2,2011), Pimthai newspaper(August 2,2011) and Radio FM 105 MHz (July 29,2011);
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