Currently motor vehicle accidents rank ninth in order of disease burden and are projected to be ranked third in the year 2020. Worldwide, the number of people killed in road traffic crashes each year is estimated to be almost 1.2 million, while the number injured could be as high as 50 million. The focus of this study is to give awareness to the young drivers and their passengers on road traffic safety, ability to master different driving situations and vehicle manoeuvring. Sixty adolescent students were asked to participate for the study. The participants were selected by using purposive sampling method. One group pre-test post-test quasi experimental design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of self-instructional module on prevention of road traffic accidents among adolescents. Self-administered structured knowledge questionnaire and practice checklists were used to collect data from the subjects. The result of the study clearly evidenced that there was significant enhancement in case of knowledge on prevention of road traffic accidents and practice of preventive measures
