According to a World Health Organization (WHO) / World Bank joint report, road traffic injuries were the 11th leading cause of death. Without appropriate action and multi stakeholder participation the report estimates that by 2020 this will outpace AIDS, Malaria and War as the world public health challenge. The private sector in India has been involved in multisector and safety initiatives because of the risks posed by the issue to core business activities and also an understanding that the factors driving the road safety facility require a total systems approach engaging all stakeholders.
Understanding the long-term implications of this, Group of Technopark Companies (GTECH) in association with National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), Energy Management Centre and Executive Knowledge Lines launched the Safe Drive @ GTECH campaign in Technopark
With over 6,000 vehicles operating on a daily basis, Technopark has the third largest fleet after the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and the VSSC. The companies functioning on the campus also employ over 500 professional drivers for buses, mini buses, utility vehicles and cars transporting employees to the campus and back.
This unique GTECH initiative was aimed at enhancing fuel efficiency, cutting down on road rage, improving road etiquette, avoiding accidents, providing response strategies and ensuring statutory compliance.
The first batch of 30 drivers has undergone the training programme during the last week of December 2007.
Group of Technopark Companies have lined up a series of programmes as a follow up to the first launch as GTECH considers it important to ensure that Technopark drivers, like other professionals on the campus, exhibit the highest standards of professional competence. SafeDrive@GTech is aimed at achieving this objective as well as to enhance the quality of traffic in Thiruvananthapuram
With over 6,000 vehicles operating on a daily basis, Technopark has the third largest fleet after the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and the VSSC. The companies functioning on the campus also employ over 500 professional drivers for buses, mini buses, utility vehicles and cars transporting employees to the campus and back.
This unique GTECH initiative was aimed at enhancing fuel efficiency, cutting down on road rage, improving road etiquette, avoiding accidents, providing response strategies and ensuring statutory compliance.
The first batch of 30 drivers has undergone the training programme during the last week of December 2007.
Group of Technopark Companies have lined up a series of programmes as a follow up to the first launch as GTECH considers it important to ensure that Technopark drivers, like other professionals on the campus, exhibit the highest standards of professional competence. SafeDrive@GTech is aimed at achieving this objective as well as to enhance the quality of traffic in Thiruvananthapuram
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