International Day of disaster Reduction, pay attention to old people travel safety

Today (October 13) is the 25th International Day for Disaster Reduction, this year the theme is "to enhance disaster resilience is to save lives-the elderly and disaster mitigation." It advocates to pay great attention to the disaster relief work of the elderly, continuously improve the old people's calamity relief measures, and focus on improving the disaster defense ability. Chengdu Traffic Police prompts the general public friends please pay attention to the elderly travel traffic safety.

Pay attention to the traffic safety of the elderly

The elderly are limited by age and physical fitness, and their ability to escape and save themselves is significantly reduced. From the analysis of road traffic safety situation, traffic accidents have become the main factor of personal accident injury of the elderly. With the improvement of people's material and cultural standard of living, the elderly are now in the physical function of health, interpersonal, part of the work, as well as morning exercise, after dinner walk, go shopping, travel, etc. have become a common phenomenon in the daily life of the majority of the elderly. The elderly should improve their self-protection consciousness when travelling. Older people try to avoid traveling alone. The elderly who travel alone, it is best to carry a letter with my name, home address and Guardian name, telephone card. Old people with medical history should carry the medicine for the disease. Morning exercises, evening practice should wear bright colors such as red or yellow, so as to arouse the attention of motorists, and try to avoid morning and evening rush hour peak hours, to ensure the safety of exercise.

Traffic law should be followed for elderly travel

The old people should obey the traffic law consciously when they travel. When the old people go out, should walk on the sidewalk or by the roadside, to avoid motor vehicles and non-motorized vehicles, crossing the road, should take the crosswalk, do not fight not to rob, when the green light to go. Many wide roads will be set up in the middle of the road "refuge", if in a green light can not cross the road, the elderly should go to the middle of the road "refuge" waiting for the next green pass. When taking the bus, the long-distance bus, should stand on the platform or the fixed place waits in turn. When you ride a bike, you should do your duty, do not carry people laden, do not ride in the motorway.

Self-protection and self-help of old people in traffic accidents

In the case of traffic accidents, the elderly should master certain knowledge of self-help and the initial treatment of accidents in order to mitigate the consequences caused by traffic accidents. Do not panic in the event of traffic accidents, to keep a clear mind, remember the vehicle license plate number, vehicle type, body color and characteristics, as soon as possible to the police. When there is no family, you should ask the people around to help. If there are relatives in the vicinity or other rescue of the masses, they should be asked to quickly report to the police and protect the scene. In the absence of assistance, to move as far as possible to safety, to avoid two accidents. If the accident occurs at night, as far as possible, it should be transferred to the place where there is illumination or easy to be found, using the existing clothing to set up a clear mark so as to arouse the attention of pedestrians and drivers in time and get relief.

Chengdu Traffic Police remind: the vast majority of motorists friend when they see the old man crossing the road, to slow down in time to let the line. When the elderly encounter traffic accidents need help, the community should be the first time to lend a helping hand, and hope that the whole society can pay more attention to the elderly traffic safety, and jointly create a good traffic safety environment.