Instruction in safety education, including highway and traffic safety, and bicycle safety, shall be given to all pupils in both elementary and secondary grades; such instruction shall be made a definite part of the school program either as a special subject or in connection with instruction in other subjects; and comprehensive plans for safety education shall be organized by local school authorities including highway and traffic safety, bicycle safety, home safety, recreational safety, industrial and occupational safety and school safety, to insure the development of safety habits in all varied activities of everyday life.