Dangote Cement Ibese Plant in Ogun State has intensified its Highway security marketing campaign with a sturdy sensitisation programme for industrial drivers and bike riders, emphasizing on the risks of rushing and the life-saving significance of understanding a truck’s blind spots.
The occasion, held on the bustling Ilaro Motor Park, attracted tons of of drivers and industrial motorcyclists from Ilaro and neighboring communities. The marketing campaign goals to curb preventable crashes by selling accountable driving and using habits as vehicular site visitors surges in the direction of the year-end.
The Security consciousness marketing campaign additionally noticed the Cement Firm distributing some security kits to the Industrial motorcyclists. Gadgets comparable to helmets, Reflective Jackets in addition to security goggles had been freely gifted to the excited riders.
Chatting with the drivers and riders at Ilaro Motor Park, Assistant Corps Commander Sulaiman Oluwadumiye, Unit Commander of the Federal Highway Security Corps (FRSC), warned that extreme velocity stays a number one explanation for deadly crashes.
“Pace is good, the engine sounds highly effective, the street appears to be like open, and you are feeling in management. However the identical velocity that feels good for one minute can destroy a household in one other second.
“The street has no respect for confidence or expertise. There isn’t a medal for the quickest driver and rider, solely sorrow for the careless one,” Oluwadumiye cautioned.
He defined that rushing reduces a rider’s means to identify hazard and brake successfully, noting that articulated vans pose even higher dangers when management is misplaced.
Oluwadunmiye additionally educated contributors on blind spots, the hidden areas round vans the place neither the motive force’s eyes nor mirrors can see.
“Most crashes involving bikes and vans occur as a result of riders unknowingly enter these hazard zones,” he stated.
Facilitators demonstrated the 4 main blind spots, entrance, passenger facet, driver’s facet, and rear utilizing reside bikes and a stationed truck. Riders had been surprised to find that even an attentive driver couldn’t see them in these zones.
Well being, Security and Surroundings, Dangote Cement Transport (Nigeria & Pan Africa), Ebere Okonkwo defined that the initiative aligns with Dangote Cement’s broader mission to advertise safer roads and foster concord between truck drivers and different street customers.
“Security is a shared duty. This programme teaches street customers particularly the drivers and riders find out how to establish blind spots and equips them with security kits. It’s a part of our steady effort to avoid wasting lives.
“Over rushing, impatience, and miscalculations stay main causes of preventable street accidents,” Okonkwo stated.
She stated, “We urge riders to prioritise protected using habits and strictly obey site visitors laws, particularly throughout these remaining days into the New Yr when vehicular motion peaks.”
The top of Transport and Security at Ibese Plant, Peter Abuad led a sensible session on fundamental points in Highway security demonstrated how the drivers and the Okada riders may establish and keep away from truck blind spots.
He highlighted 4 important hazard zones, instantly in entrance, each side, and behind heavy autos, warning riders to steer clear throughout lane adjustments and turns.
Officers from the Ogun State Site visitors Compliance and Enforcement Company (TRACE, Solomon Salako and the Car Inspection Workplace (VIO), Obafemi Matemilola lauded Dangote Cement for its steady investments in public security and consciousness programmes geared toward enhancing street behaviour by industrial drivers and riders throughout Ogun state.
One of many beneficiaries of the programme, David Odumoye thanked the administration of Dangote Cement for deeming it match to come back to the park to fulfill the drivers and riders and enlighten them on street questions of safety and donating security gadgets to them
