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Competencies
C-3.3, C-4.7

• Analysing
• Critical Thinking
• Understanding
21st CENTURY SKILLS
• Creativity
7 Staying Safe
• Curiosity

Warm Up • Analysing

Road signs play an important role in keeping us safe on the
roads. Can you tell the meaning of road sign shown in the
picture?

ACCIDENTS AND SAFETY RULES

We hear about accidents every day. An accident is a sudden, unexpected and
harmful incident. It causes pain, injury and may even lead to death. Most accidents

take place due to carelessness. Accidents can be prevented if we observe some
simple safety rules and be careful and alert.

Let us learn the basic safety rules to be followed at various places to ensure our

safety.

ROAD SAFETY

Accidents on the road are the most common type of accidents, specially in big

cities. They occur due to rash and negligent driving or disobeying traffic rules.

Are you aware of the road signs and their meanings? The road signs make us

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