Kingston, Jamaica: March 20, 2014
The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) will launch its
annual National Road Safety Poster Competition on Monday, March 24 with three
categories of winners being targeted this year.
The competition is open to children and youth from ages six
to nineteen and ends on Friday, April 25.
Based on the continued high levels of pedestrian involvement
in motor vehicle crashes, the NRSC has decided to continue its focus on
pedestrian safety and the theme this year is: “Pedestrian
Safety – Our Responsibility”.
Since the start of the year and up
to March 12, there were 59 reported fatalities from 56 crashes on the roads. Of
this number, 16 were pedestrians, 11 motorcyclists and seven pedal cyclists.
The number of road deaths is seven more than those for the similar period last
year. Four children were killed on the roads during the period, of which two
were pedestrians.
Vice-Chairman of the NRSC, Dr. Lucien Jones, explained the
reason for maintaining the focus on pedestrian safety. “Despite our efforts
last year, pedestrian, motorcyclist and pedal cyclist deaths remain a major
concern. We, therefore, want to remind Jamaicans that we all have a
responsibility to ensure the safety of all on the roads by practising safe
measures when walking, riding or driving. Our children and youth also have a
role to play in the effort to reduce road fatalities.”
The posters, which should be original designs must include
one of, or a combination of the following areas of expression: drawing,
painting or mixed media.
Each poster must be accompanied by a correctly completed
entry form or a sheet of paper indicating name, date of birth, address,
telephone number/email address, entry category, name of school, youth club, and
theme of Poster Competition.
Students can access entry forms at the NRSC’s website,www.nationalroadsafetycouncil.org.jm,
or at the NRSC blog,nrscjamaica.blogspot.com. Entry forms are also available at the
NRSC’s offices at 145 Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 10.
Contact:
Ceila Morgan, PROCOmm – 926-6740 or 550-9330
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