Astra Honda Motor Foundation (AHM Foundation) initiated the use of the Children's Traffic Park (TLLA) Kalihurip village, West Java by teaching young children to learn more about road safety. Education of the nation's future generation candidates guided directly by 6 It is hoped that this Honda safety riding instructor can be the start of efforts to build a sustainable riding safety culture in the future.
TLLA Kalihurip was built by the AHM Foundation in 2020 which is currently listed as the only village-owned driving safety education facility in Indonesia. As an initial change step, TLLA Kalihurip is carried out by providing driving safety material for 15 Early Childhood Education students (preschool) Nurul Hidayah, Opposite, West Java.
The educational material is prepared for children of various ages 4 – 9 year with material introducing traffic signs and lights, proper use of riding gear and its benefits, practice cycling on a track or course by paying attention to signs and crossing safely.
These young children receive riding safety education material from teachers who have previously been trained by AHM safety riding instructors. The teachers at TLLA Kalihurip are local sons/daughters who have the profession of PAUD teachers & It is hoped that elementary school and religious figures will be an inspiration for students and the local community. One of them is Nani Suryani who is an instructor and teacher at a State Elementary School 2 Opposite.
“Kami warga Desa Kalihurip sangat senang dengan dibangunnya TLLA yang dapat dimanfaatkan oleh anak-anak dan masyarakat di sekitar Desa. TLLA is a manifestation of the goodwill of companies in Kalihurip to continue to care and contribute to the advancement of residents, not only in physical buildings but also through facilities and regular training to achieve driving safety,said Nani.
Chairman of the AHM Foundation, Ahmad Muhibbuddin, expressed his full support for the importance of driving safety as one of YAHM's visions and has been implemented throughout 2 this decade. Construction of safety riding facilities and infrastructure in Kalihurip, Training of teaching staff and implementation of the driving safety program at TLLA is supervised by the Astra Honda License Instructor team (MEMBER), as a superior safety riding instructor in his field.
At the beginning of this year, TLLA Kalihurip safety riding instructors have received online training on the theory and basics of riding safety. They are expected to be able to provide understanding and education for children at an early age with material that is easily accepted according to the age of the participants.
The human factor is a determinant of traffic safety where these instructors have developed techniques such as walking on sidewalks and without sidewalks, safe points and how to cross at zebra crossings or on normal roads and tips for safe cycling that can later be put into practice at TLLA Kalihurip.
TLLA Kalihurip with an area of 400m2 stands in the Kalihurip Satu Hati Integrated Area area, precisely in Sasakseng Hamlet, Kalihurip village. The design and layout of the TLLA track is specifically for children who are equipped with 5 pushbike dan riding gear, play area (playground), ornamental tree garden & fruit and family medicinal plants (TOGA) supports the POSYANDU program.
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