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09.29.2015
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Protecting life is essential at all times, even in traffic, where the physical and psychological trauma of an accident are enormous. For this, our national coordinator, Gabriela Guida de Freitas, can give accurate and functional guidelines to safeguard the lives in traffic!
>> Accidents
Among traffic accidents with children, trampling is what else makes victims. According to the Ministry of Health, 536 children under 14 years old were killed and 6,063 running over victims were hospitalized. According to medical study - Ribas (2001) - trampling profile with children is mostly male, age seven, in the same housing neighborhood during the week and in the afternoon.
The environment in which pass the children presents a major potential risk and few safety conditions for pedestrians. Among other factors that cause trampling, is the absence of an educational campaign for drivers and pedestrians, disregard for speed limits, lack of sidewalks, inefficient signaling, roads and highways designed without due care for pedestrians and lack of culture of respect the laws. In addition, children are more vulnerable to trampling by accident because they are exposed to traffic conditions that exceed its risk perception capacity that are running.
"To prevent this accident, those responsible must always supervise until the child demonstrates skills and traffic judgment, which must take place at approximately 10 years, always hold the child's hand, firm wrist, while walking on the street, not allow play in places that are not suitable as driveways, unfenced yards, streets or parking lots and accompany the child to identify the safest and teach complete it in a safe and careful manner, "explains Gabriela de Freitas, National coordinator of the NGO Child Safe.
Besides setting a good example, those responsible must also teach the child to:
- Look both ways several times before crossing the street;
- Never run into the street to catch a ball, the dog or for any other reason without first stop and gaze comes car;
- Use the crosswalk when available, obey traffic signals do not cross the street behind cars, buses, trees and power lines;
- Wait for the vehicle to a complete stop to get off the bus and wait until he departs to cross the street, and other care.
- 1 in 5 students distracted cross the street. Important to keep the phones down and your head up while walking.
- Crossing a street outside the "corner" and crosswalk corresponds to 81% of deaths among child pedestrians. Do not cross in the middle of the block. Spend more time and go through the corner crosswalk.
- 75% of deaths of pedestrians teens are between 19h and 7 am, as it is dark. Be especially careful when it is dark and make sure that drivers are watching you
- 1 in 5 pedestrian deaths occur at an intersection. Look both ways before crossing the street and keep looking in all directions as it goes through.
Sidewalks can reduce pedestrian being run over by almost 90%.
- It is always better to walk on the sidewalks. There is no sidewalk in the area, walk in the opposite direction of the cars and as far away from them.
- Nearly 100 children are killed by cars "backing up" every year. Pay attention to the car in reverse gear in the parking lots and sidewalks.
- Over 80% of pedestrian deaths occur when vehicles drive at 64km / h or more. Less than 10% of the deaths occur in beats to 32 km / h or less. Even in the crosswalk, stop between the tracks and make eye contact with the driver to continue the journey.
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Always worth reminding drivers that pedestrians, whether child or adult, are the most vulnerable part of the traffic. Therefore, all the attention, care and kindness to the guide. Furthermore, morotista:
- Respect the signs;
- Trafegue carefully, especially in school areas;
- At an intersection, attention to pedestrians who are crossing termindo when your signal open;
- Do not use a mobile phone while driving;
- Make turns carefully and follow the signs to 'stop' in intersections without traffic lights;
- Be especially attentive to driving at night, it becomes more difficult to see pedestrians;
- Look both ways before you decide to enter a street and during curve look again if you do not have people trying to cross behind or ahead of the vehicle;
- Do not park in prohibited areas;
- Be attentive in areas without sidewalks but with movement of people, we need to share the road with them;
- Attention to give the defendant to park or leave your job, may have children passing by;
- When you stop at an intersection for pedestrians to pass, alert for cars coming behind you stop too.
>> Child As vehicle Passageira
In 2013, 535 children died and 1,235 victims of accidents as vehicle occupants were hospitalized. Crash tests show that an accident, a child of 10 kg, in a car with a speed of 50 km / h, is replaced by 500 kg to be thrown forward. That is, even in her lap, a mother could never hold the child in this situation or could crush it.
"The best protection for children in the car is the use of comfort baby seats and high seats, according to their weight. These items have become compulsory since 2010. The seat belt is designed for people with at least 1,45m tall and so does not protect children from trauma of an accident, "says Gabriela.
The types of devices used and as can be seen on the Guia Chair, available here. The obligation of guarantee stamps in seats manufactured and marketed in Brazil is one of the achievements on behalf of society to which it contributed the NGO SAFE CHILD. "This certification is very important, since a safety seat only receive the seal after passing the tests that ensure its effectiveness in the event of a collision," he concludes.
Motorcycle >>
One must also consider accidents om children transported on motorcycles. Even allowed by law for children as young as 7 years with use of safety equipment (helmet suitable for the size), transporting children on bikes is high risk. The child is under development, is more fragile structure, smaller stature and can not recognize the dangers or be reflected and adult agility. Currently there is a bill to increase to 11 years the minimum age for transporting children on motorcycles, but Ong CHILD SAFE recommends only from the age of 18.
>> Child Cyclist
In 2013, 113 children were killed and 2,287 accident victims were hospitalized in traffic as cyclists. The Brazilian Traffic Code, the bicycle is a vehicle, but the child will always be a toy.
"Cycling, especially in traffic, demands responsibility, so the child should do so only in secure locations as bike paths, squares and parks always accompanied by an adult. To ride a bike, skateboard or skates, one of the biggest dangers are the head injuries that can lead to death or leave permanent sequelae. The use of helmet is critical to reduce head injuries, including head trauma, and the use of knee and elbow pads, "advises the specialist.
Source: Safe Kids
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