During this Blog, we have seen that geometry is present in any area of our world. Today, we are going to talk about the importance of geometry in Road Safety Education. From my point of view, this topic should be more taught in our schools because it's really important for our students as future drivers, but also as current pedestrians. It is necessary for the citizen's security. Therefore, from this Blog, I would like to demand the teaching of Road Safety as another subject or, at least, as a part of any other common subject (Physical Education, Social Sciences or Citizenship Education, for instance).
Our streets are full of geometric symbols that students need to interpret. First of all, we are going to focus on the road's pavement. Here, we can start teaching our children the concepts of different types of lines (straight, curved, continuous, discontinuous...) and their meaning related to Road Safety. In this way, we would teach at the same time geometry and Road Safety, so students will be able to learn two issues in a transversal way, as our curriculum suggests. 
In the case of the traffic signals, they are perfect examples to learn the geometric shapes in a visual way. They follow a kind of code to express different meanings (prohibition, obligation, warning...). In my opinion, the best way to teach them to our students is by showing and asking them questions about the polygons that they can see in each signal. Through visual thinking and their own experience, they will associate the geometric figures to their meaning regarding Road Safety.
The following video will help you to teach the meaning of the different traffic signals to your students:
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