The enhanced Road Safety Programme for Preschoolers was launched at Jurong Spring Community Club. About 90 PAP Community Foundation (PCF) kindergarten students, teachers and parents attended the event to learn about good road safety practices. Mr Desmond Lee, Senior Minister of State (SMS) for Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of National Development, was the guest of Honour.
The enhanced Road Safety Programme for Preschoolers marks a new partnership between AIG Asia Pacific Insurance (AIG Singapore) and the Traffic Police (TP), and builds on the original programme first launched by AIG Singapore in 2015.
The 2016 programme aims to educate 1700 preschoolers on road safety. Through a 45-minute experiential workshop, the children will learn about common traffic signs and get to practise kerb drills with TP officers. AIG Singapore’s business partner, Cycle & Carriage Industries Pte Ltd, has also come on board as a sponsor for the road safety programme.
Commander TP, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (SAC) Sam Tee, said, “We are happy to work with AIG Singapore to raise awareness of road safety amongst preschoolers and inculcate positive habits from a young age. This includes teaching the preschoolers how to identify road signs and look out for blind spots around heavy vehicles. Young children are a vulnerable group as they may not fully appreciate the road risks. Teaching them road safety at an early age will help inculcate a strong sense of road safety awareness which will stay with them for life.”
Through this programme, TP and AIG Singapore hope to encourage everyone to play their part by adhering to traffic rules and adopting safe driving habits.
Mr Desmond Lee joins the kindergarten children for their kerb drill.
