THE United Nations’ World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is being observed yesterday under the theme “From Global Remembrance to Global Action across the decade – Now is the time to learn from the past: Let’s make 2011-2020 a decade to remember”.
Included in the number of activities to be held in observance of this day are an Awareness Walk from the National Park to Sheriff Street (Seawall) and the expected address to the audience

by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee.
The United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC), in co-ordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO), declared the decade 2011/2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety; and in light of this, the Brahma Kumaris are implementing a special project on Road Safety.
According to a release issued by the Brahma Kumaris, one of the activities under this project is contributing the power of positive thoughts and pure feelings, through meditation, to the victims and survivors of road accidents.
“A powerful way of doing this will be witnessed on the third Sunday of November (Nov 18, 2012) by observance of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. This day declared by the UNRSC coincides with the International Meditation Hour observed by the Brahma Kumaris on the third Sunday of every month,” the release stated.
The release also stated that, during this hour, thousands of students at the Brahma Kumaris Worldwide collectively meditate for world peace from 6.30pm to 7.30 pm in their respective time zones. Students of Brahma Kumaris centres worldwide will collectively meditate especially for road traffic victims, and many centres would organize local level events wherein any individual or group interested in joining this endeavour can participate.
In addition, they will be oriented on how to practise ‘traffic control’ of the mind.
“The Brahma Kumaris believe that ‘actions’ for Road Safety need to be empowered by elevated ‘awareness’, which could be understood here as being a state where the mind is conscious of what is happening, both in the inner self and in the outside world, and hence there is clarity, calmness and control.  Awareness is to recognize the value of lives; the methods to enhance concentration, and to be calm whilst walking or driving; the significance of rules; and the people’s potential of creating safer road journeys,” the group stated.   
The group noted that persons who have passed away in road accidents leaving their current bodies and roles are now on a new journey, and are in a state of inner calm. Also, those persons who have been injured in road accidents and face physical challenges need the support of our vibrations of hope and courage…
According to the United Nations Website, this day has become an important tool in global efforts to reduce road casualties, and offers an opportunity for drawing attention to the scale of emotional and economic devastation caused by road crashes, and for giving recognition to the suffering of road crash victims and the work of support and rescue services.
In their release, the Brahma Kumaris noted that road accidents today are one of the leading causes of death across the world; and that every six seconds there is an injury, every 25 seconds one death.
“Sixty (60) to 80% of the victims are pedestrians, motor cyclists and those riding slow moving vehicles such as bicycles. Hence, most vulnerable are youth, children, and those from middle and low income groups,” the group noted.