SIAM holds 7th inter-school competition on road safety

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) organised the 7th inter-school competition on ‘Safe Roads, Safer World’, in collaboration with Gyan Mandir Public School, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi. The event witnessed participations from over 500+ students, across 50 prominent schools, said a press release issued by SIAM.

It was designed to sensitise the students about the issues relating to safe mobility keeping it simple, entertaining yet informative.   

The two-day event witnessed an active involvement of students across all age groups through various activities and competitions. A special team from Traffic Police, Delhi, was also invited to address the participating students and teachers. The event concluded with a ‘Ted Talk’ on ‘Speak up, Save Lives’.

“Road safety has always been an important issue actively addressed by SIAM through various initiatives. Children are the future of our country and in an effort to create road safety awareness among the children and make them responsible citizens, we have been organising multiple activities every year. We have been constantly trying our best to disseminate complex road safety information to children in a simple, fun-loving and creative manner. In the current time of pandemic, ‘Hygiene while travelling’ has been added to the syllabus of road safety” said Mr Prashant K Banerjee, Executive Director, SIAM.