Grades 1-12 a conceptual understanding vocabulary booklet road safety education

Awareness 
Having knowledge of
Awareness
Awareness is the level of knowledge gain, or learning, of a person or group 
of people on a particular issue
Bar graph
A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
Barometer 
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Beam
A signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides aeroplane pilots in dark-
ness or bad weather
Behaviour
Manner of acting or controlling yourself
B
Benefit
The people or groups who benefit from an intervention are those whose 
safety on the road is likely to improve as a result of the intervention
Bias
Bias is a distortion of the true picture. There are different types of bias such 
as:
Bike 
A vehicle operated by foot pedals
Blatant 
Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
Blind bend a 
Place in a turn where a person cannot see oncoming traffic
Blind spots
Places where a road user fails to see traffic activities clearly
Brainstorm 
The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Breakdown vehicle A motor vehicle designed or adapted solely for the purpose of recovering or 
salvaging motor vehicles and which is registered as a breakdown vehicle;
Breakthrough 
Making an important discovery
Bribes 
Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
Bridge
Includes a culvert and a causeway
Bright clothing
Clothing that can easily be seen from a far
Briskly 
Very active
Buckle up
To fasten your seatbelt
Builder
Any person who, for the purposes of his or her business of selling motor 
vehicles, manufactures or assembles motor vehicles in whole or in part from 
used components, or modifies motor vehicles using new or used compo-
nents;