Kedah and Terengganu took second and third placing in the primary school category while Kedah and Kelantan came in second and third in the secondary school category.
The winners were amongst 550 students from 14 teams who represented their respective states at the 52nd national-level Shell Traffic Games held at the Litar Lalulintas Taman Tasik Titiwangsa yesterday.
The students, aged between 11 and 14, were chosen for the national-level competition after having emerged as top scorers at the state-level Shell Traffic Games held from March this year. The Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur team walked away with a challenge trophy for being the overall champion. They also won a cash prize of RM5,000 plus a trophy and medals for coming in first in both categories. Winners for the second and third placing received RM4,000 and RM3,000, respectively, plus a trophy and medals. The Secretary General of the Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing, Dato' Haji Ahmad Phesal bin Talib represented the minister, Dato’ Raja Nong Chik bin Dato’ Raja Zainal Abidin, in presenting prizes to the winners. The Shell Traffic Games were developed about half a century ago with the aim of educating Malaysian youth on the importance of road safety and inculcating good behaviour as motorists and pedestrians. Datuk Ir Wahiruddin Abdul Wahid, Shell Malaysia’s General Manager of Corporate Affairs said: “It is our hope that the lessons from the Shell Traffic Games will instil a sense of responsibility in the hearts and minds of the students as future road users, to help make our Malaysian roads safer.” The Shell Traffic Games represent an important area in road safety lessons for the young in Malaysia as it provides the practical lesson that allows students the opportunity to use the theories taught to them in schools. “Each year about 40,000 Malaysian schoolchildren participate in this programme and Shell intends to increase the number of student participation. Over the last 52 years, we have succeeded in providing road safety exposure to almost a million would-be road users,” said Datuk Wahiruddin. As one of Shell's and quite possibly the nation's longest running corporate social responsibility programmes, Shell invests RM2 million into the programme to teach students the various aspects of road safety. The company believes that sustaining a long-term investment in road safety education for young Malaysians is worth every ringgit because every road safety lesson learnt at the Shell Traffic Games is a lesson learnt for the protection of human life. The Games are organised annually together with the Ministry of Education Malaysia, the State Road Safety Council and Shell Malaysia. Summary of results:
Shell Traffic Games National Finals
Results
Team category - Primary schools
1 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
2 Kedah
3 Terengganu
Team category - Secondary schools
1 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
2 Kedah
3 Kelantan
Team category - Overall champion
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur ENQUIRIES:
For further editorial information, please contact Shell Malaysia Media Relations: Cindy Lopez at tel: 603 – 2091 3719, email: cindy.lopez@shell.com or Stephanie Khoo at tel: 603 – 2091 2115, email: stephanie.khoo@shell.com About the Shell Traffic Games
Inaugurated in 1957, the same year Malaysia won its independence, the Shell Traffic Games share a long and memorable history of sustainable achievement for Malaysians. As one of Shell's longest running corporate social responsibility programmes, this year marks the 52nd year for the Shell Traffic Games.
The annual Shell Traffic Games are staged at permanent traffic gardens or litar lalulintas specially designed to simulate a complete, miniature road system or traffic situation. It kicks-off from state-to-state and involves the participation of students from various district primary and secondary schools. The finale of the Shell Traffic Games is then at the national-level where top scorers compete for the national championship and honours.
As part of the Shell Traffic Games' programme, students from participating schools are required to pass written tests. In subsequent practical or on-road tests, participants are awarded merit points for complying with road safety regulations, or conversely given demerit points and issued traffic violation summons by real traffic police officers when they break road safety regulations or commit driving offences. Prizes are then awarded to winning schools for the most outstanding record on road safety performance. The top schools for both the primary and secondary school categories are then invited to represent their state at the national-level Shell Traffic Games. Every year from March to November, some 40,000 Malaysian schoolchildren and over 2,000 teachers, traffic police officers and competition sponsors and organising officials participate in this extensive road safety competition. Over 50 years now, more than a million Malaysian road-users have benefited from the Shell Traffic Games and exposed to the do’s and don’t’s to ensure road safety.
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