Shell is back with the Shell Selamat Sampai (Shell Safe and Sound) social investment programme, a new road safety programme which succeeds the Shell Traffic Games which has been ongoing for 58 years prior.
The refreshed programme is intended to comprehensively drive road safety awareness and behavioural change, particularly amongst motorcyclists and youth, who make up the greatest proportion of fatalities in road accidents in Malaysia, according to the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS).
Three key aspects of road safety were demonstrated to students at the school outreach programme at SMK Victoria (Victoria Institution): the importance of seat belts courtesy of a seat belt convincer machine; strength of SIRIM-certified motorcycle helmets, and blind spot awareness relative to large vehicles.
The seatbelt convincer machine is a two-seater gravity sled, which travels up to 10 km/h at point of contact with the bump stop at the end of the rails. This is intended to demonstrate to students the forces at play in a collision and therefore the importance of seatbelts, even at a seemingly low speed of 10km/h.
Helmet safety, or more specifically the importance of SIRIM-certified ones, was demonstrated by student volunteers who took to a certified helmet and a non-certified helmet with a sledgehammer, with expected results – the certified helmet stood up to the sledgehammer’s blow, while the non-certified helmet came off much worse, with its outer shell broken. Blind spot awareness was also demonstrated with a static truck, where a truck operator talked students through the importance of staying within the truck driver’s sightlines.
The Shell Safe and Sound school outreach programme targets 15 secondary schools each year across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, whilst currently being piloted at two secondary schools, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Subang and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Subang Bestari, as well as UiTM Selangor Puncak Alam and the Kampung Melayu Subang community, with an approximate reach of 40,000 people.
Shell Malaysia is in partnership with the Road Safety Department (JKJR), Road Transport Department (JPJ), and the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) for educating the public and advocating road safety, before these authorities take action against errant road users in a later stage.
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inb4 better spend the moneh to lower petrol price instead of teaching kids to stay safe. After all, if they bodo piang, then cannot help alredi.
wow john, your comments are getting more dumb. Go and work brader. Go and get a job and stop being lazy.
Pls control ur dupe. His blind RBA loyalty to Party Hard is too obvious with this comment. TQVM!
When they see how their parents drive, they wil un-learn everything… .
Perghhh Victoria Institution.
sekolah budak2 cerdik^^
Used to be way back then (>20years ago). Now heard is gangster skool
Paultan,hafriz,harvey
Pls censor this uncouth John for talking rubbish,and insulting our school.
All of you were not born,including this johnnie,when I studied there.
Every school has some bad apples,no doubt.
The school bearing his name ,also has a very BIG BAD APPLE.But this is a car forum,let us respect all schools.Good or bad is a PERSONAL thing.No need to stereotype schools.
Sometimes,this John get carried away.Shambolic.
Paul & Harve were from the batch >20 years ago. U on the other hand… well, lets just say u proved my above statement right.
all this roadshow thing is only for “anak orang kaya” school only. they wont go to “anak orang miskin” area such as taman medan, segambut, jinjang, etc.
paultan & harvinder’s school
Hi Guys,
Victoria Institution is no longer known as “SMK Victoria”. As at 2016 onwards, the Ministry of Education has recognised the name “Victoria Institution” as the official name of the School.
then make it mandatory for school vans to have seat belts for the student!!!!!
It has to do with upbringing . Everyone can be a father or mother with minimal effort but most are grossly unqualified to be parents!
VI – where gays are born, and reign supreme. Topkek.