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Yamaha India has been promoting safe driving among truckers to make the highways of India safer.
India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. has trained more than 800 truck driversYamaha Drivers Safety Training Program (YDST). The program is aimed at making Indian roads safer by imparting safe driving skills training to heavy vehicle drivers. YDST has resulted in 3 times reduction in accident ratio of trucks carrying IYM two-wheelers from factory to dealers across the country over last 2 years.
IYM has partnered with Chola MS Risk Services to run the YDST program under which the heavy vehicle drivers undergo various practical as well as classroom training sessions conducted by road safety experts. Special stress management workshops and driving skill testing games are integrated within the program to improve the mental alertness of the drivers. Also innovative engagement building tools like Skit Play and Feature Films are used to make the program engaging for the drivers. They are also trained in physical methods of ensuring vehicle, personal and pedestrian safety. Special sessions are also conducted at the onset of summer, monsoon and winter seasons to educate drivers about meeting challenges during harsh weather conditions like heavy rains or fog.
Under the YDST program 125 training sessions were conducted in 2013. In the current year till August, 77 sessions have been conducted. In total, 202 such training sessions have been conducted in the last 20 months for drivers of 34 national transporters who carry IYM vehicles to more than 400 IYM dealers spread across the country.
N V Subbarao, CEO, Chola MS Risk Services,
IYM focuses on building road safety awareness as one of its key Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. Apart from the YDST program, IYM currently conducts Yamaha Safe Riding Science (YSRS) for college students, Yamaha Family Riding Training (YFRT) for families and Yamaha Children Safety Program (YCSP) for school kids.
Source: Yamaha India Press Release
India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. has trained more than 800 truck driversYamaha Drivers Safety Training Program (YDST). The program is aimed at making Indian roads safer by imparting safe driving skills training to heavy vehicle drivers. YDST has resulted in 3 times reduction in accident ratio of trucks carrying IYM two-wheelers from factory to dealers across the country over last 2 years.
IYM has partnered with Chola MS Risk Services to run the YDST program under which the heavy vehicle drivers undergo various practical as well as classroom training sessions conducted by road safety experts. Special stress management workshops and driving skill testing games are integrated within the program to improve the mental alertness of the drivers. Also innovative engagement building tools like Skit Play and Feature Films are used to make the program engaging for the drivers. They are also trained in physical methods of ensuring vehicle, personal and pedestrian safety. Special sessions are also conducted at the onset of summer, monsoon and winter seasons to educate drivers about meeting challenges during harsh weather conditions like heavy rains or fog.
Under the YDST program 125 training sessions were conducted in 2013. In the current year till August, 77 sessions have been conducted. In total, 202 such training sessions have been conducted in the last 20 months for drivers of 34 national transporters who carry IYM vehicles to more than 400 IYM dealers spread across the country.
N V Subbarao, CEO, Chola MS Risk Services,
IYM focuses on building road safety awareness as one of its key Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. Apart from the YDST program, IYM currently conducts Yamaha Safe Riding Science (YSRS) for college students, Yamaha Family Riding Training (YFRT) for families and Yamaha Children Safety Program (YCSP) for school kids.
Source: Yamaha India Press Release
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