{"id":509662,"date":"2026-06-02T07:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/traffic-guardians-milton-morrisons-initiative-that-brings-road-safety-education-to-the-classrooms\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T07:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:57:56","slug":"traffic-guardians-milton-morrisons-initiative-that-brings-road-safety-education-to-the-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/traffic-guardians-milton-morrisons-initiative-that-brings-road-safety-education-to-the-classrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Guardians: Milton Morrison&#8217;s initiative that brings road safety education to the classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The INTRANT initiative that seeks to reduce accidents; says deaths exceed three thousand each year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo.- The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (INTRANT) announced the launch of the \u201cTraffic Guardians\u201d initiative, a volunteer program aimed at students that seeks to strengthen road safety and foster a culture of respect on public roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The institution explained that the initiative allows students to fulfill their 30 hours of social service through awareness and road safety guidance actions, \u201cwhile turning them into multiplying agents of good practices within their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program is developed following an agreement signed between the Ministry of Education (MINERD) and INTRANT, which seeks to establish a road safety subject in schools, in addition to implementing educational workshops and orientation activities for drivers, pedestrians, and motorcyclists regarding responsible behavior on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement specifies that its educational approach responds to the need to generate sustainable changes in citizen behavior. \u201cRoad safety education is the most powerful tool to save lives, by directly influencing the prevention of accidents and the construction of safer coexistence in public spaces,\u201d explained Milton Morrison, Director General of INTRANT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Three thousand deaths<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As reported, the initiative seeks to be a concrete response to road accidents, which represent one of the main causes of mortality in the country, with more than 3,000 deaths annually and a rate that exceeds 60 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. \u201cThis scenario highlights the urgency of strengthening educational initiatives that contribute to the prevention and reduction of risks on the roads,\u201d it states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>You might be interested in: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/intrantguardianestransito\/\">INTRANT promotes \u201cTraffic Guardians\u201d program to foster road safety education among students<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add that the program is supported by the current legal framework regarding mobility and road safety education. \u201cLaw No. 63-17 on Mobility, Land Transportation, Transit, and Road Safety establishes road safety education as a mandatory component within the educational system, aimed at forming responsible citizens who respect traffic regulations,\u201d it highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, it points out that Law No. 67-13, which creates the governing entity for transit and land transport, confers upon INTRANT the responsibility of designing and implementing public policies regarding regulation, education, and road safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Transit Guardians is projected as a key initiative to involve youth in the promotion of safer mobility, strengthening civic values and contributing to the protection of life on public roads,&#8221; he concludes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The INTRANT initiative that seeks to reduce accidents; says deaths exceed three thousand each year Santo Domingo.- The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (INTRANT) announced the launch of the \u201cTraffic Guardians\u201d initiative, a volunteer program aimed at students that seeks to strengthen road safety and foster a culture of respect on public roads. 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