Vijayawada, Sep 27 :Instilling positive awareness on road safety among the riders and drivers of the city, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Private Limited (HMSI) and Andhra Pradesh Transport Department celebrated the second anniversary of its Safety Driving Education Centre (SDEC) at Regional Transport Authority, here today.
Making it a memorable event, a tree plantation ceremony was held in the august presence of M. Puremdra, District Transport Commissioner, A. Vijaya Saradhi, Regional Transport Officer, and Mr. Atsushi Ogata (Managing Director, President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Private Limited) and dignitaries from transport department, city police and Honda 2Wheelers India.
In September 2019, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Private Limited (HMSI) in association with Andhra Pradesh Transport Department inaugurated their first Safety Driving Education Centre (SDEC) of Andhra Pradesh in Vijayawada to initiate a unique ‘Road Safety Training’ exclusively for all two-wheeler & four-wheeler learner license applicants.
Driving road safety awareness amongst the new riders and drivers of the city, HMSI announced that through its daily training, it has educated over 32,000 learner license applicants of Vijayawada since its inception.
In addition to this, HMSI’s safety instructors at Vijayawada SDEC have digitally spread road safety awareness to nearly 12,000 people of the city through its ‘Honda Road Safety E-Gurukul’ during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Speaking on HMSI’s road safety initiatives, Mr Ogata said, “For more than 20 years, we have been aggressively working in India towards our vision of ‘Safety for Everyone’ on roads. While safer vehicles are essential for handling road safety crises, sensitization & education is a key building block for ensuring safety of all road users.
With this approach to safety, we have carefully curated road safety awareness programs catering to all and have educated more than 41 lakh Indians. Going ahead, we will continue to proactively evolve our safety initiatives with an aim to build a collision-free mobile society where not only riders or drivers but everyone sharing the road can safely and confidently enjoy the freedom of mobility.“
Speaking on the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of Safety Driving Education Center, Mr Puremdra said, “Andhra Pradesh Transport Department in collaboration with Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Private Limited inaugurated the SDEC at Regional Transport Authority of Vijayawada with an objective to train applicants coming for learner license.
Despite the center being closed for a few months due to COVID-19 restrictions, the safety instructors have trained more than 32,000 learner license applicants at center while strictly adhering to the COVID-19 safety guidelines.
Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj, Senior Vice President – Brand & Communication, HMSI said, “Road safety has been a major cause of concern in India.
In 2019, Andhra Pradesh reported nearly 22,000 road accidents, contributing almost 5% to total accidents in India. Lack of knowledge of road safety is one of the main causes of accidents, he added.(UNI)