122 the origin of traffic safety day

The designation of 65438+February 2nd as "National Traffic Day" is based on the number "122" (similar to10 "China People's Police Day", 1 19 "Fire Publicity Day" and so on. ), which is an alarm telephone for road traffic accidents in China. At the same time, China has entered the winter in June+February, 5438, which is the high incidence period of traffic accidents. Spring Festival travel rush and other traffic concentrated trips and transportation peaks are about to begin. At this time, organizing nationwide road traffic safety publicity activities is conducive to preventing traffic accidents and ensuring the safety of the general public.

The establishment of "National Traffic Safety Day" is of great significance for promoting the joint efforts of government departments, media and social forces, promoting the cultivation of public safety awareness, rule of law awareness and civilization awareness, enhancing people's sense of security, happiness and acquisition, and promoting the construction of a safe China.

Theme of "National Traffic Safety Day" over the years 122:

Since 20 12, the Ministry of Public Security, together with the Central Network Information Office, the Central Civilization Office, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Transport, the Emergency Department, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and other departments, has held various and colorful publicity activities around different themes, vigorously raising public awareness of traffic safety and advocating safe and civilized travel for all.

20 12: obey traffic signals and travel safely and civilized.

20 13: abandon bad traffic habits and travel safely and civilized.

20 14: resist seven kinds of illegal, safe and civilized travel.

(Seven types of violations, namely: speeding, overloading, drunk driving, driving under the influence of drugs, running red lights, occupying emergency lanes, and disrespecting zebra crossings)

20 15: refuse dangerous driving and travel safely and civilized.

20 16: social synergy of safe and civilized travel

20 17: abide by the law, be polite, and travel safely and civilized.

20 18: details are related to life safety and civilized travel.

20 19: observe the rules to eliminate hidden dangers and travel safely and civilized.

2020: knowing the danger will avoid danger and travel safely and civilized.

202 1: obey the law, be polite and courteous, and travel safely and civilized.

2022: Civilized, law-abiding and safe to go home.

Legal basis:

Paragraph 8 of Article 21 of Opinions on Strengthening Road Traffic Safety (Guo Fa [2065438+02] No.30)

Establish a long-term mechanism for traffic safety publicity and education. Local people's governments at all levels shall formulate and organize the implementation of road traffic safety publicity and education plans every year, increase publicity investment, and urge all departments and units to actively fulfill their publicity responsibilities and obligations, so as to realize the socialization and institutionalization of traffic safety publicity and education. Increase publicity for public welfare. Newspapers, radio, television, internet and other news media should carry out public service publicity on traffic safety through news reports, special programs and public service advertisements in important pages and time slots. Establish a "National Traffic Safety Day", give full play to the propaganda role of competent departments, automobile enterprises, industry associations, communities, schools and units, extensively carry out road traffic safety publicity activities, and constantly improve the awareness of traffic law-abiding, safety and public morality of the whole people.