27 Feb 2016 : The Drive Safely session on Road Safety was conducted at Indo-US MIM Tec Pvt Ltd at their Hoskote facility.
It was an engaging and interactive discussion with 50 engineers including safety officers. I guess the message did make impact. I am especially happy that Indo-US MIM plans to follow up with a separate session for their Dodaballapur plant, and also plans to put up posters on road safety in and around their premises.
Thanks to Mr Manoj Kabre (VP, Marketing) and Mr Bala Subramanian (CFO) for their support. And Mr Vijaydas (Safety Officer) for organizing the event.
A special thanks to Mr Manoj Kabre who has also spread the word amongst several friends and colleagues from other organizations. We hope to carry our message to their teams.
An anecdote from the event to share with you : The driver who picked us up from our residence that morning was Mr Prabhakar from Swift Travels. When we began our journey we told him to keep off his cellphone and avoid jumping any signals. His Hindi was very good, and so I asked him where he came from. He said “Varanasi”. He has come to Bangalore to become a better driver and learn English. Later he will go back to Varanasi, and hopes to have his own cab for tourists. We asked him to join our session. After the presentation, he expressed his sorrow for Aru’s accident, and promised he would always drive safely. He then asked me questions about “Blind Spots” and how to deal with them. Then, on the way home, he got a phone call. He pulled over and parked the car, and then took the phone. It was from his boss. He finished the call and we re-started. We thanked him for following our “defensive driving” lesson, and urged him to do so every time – not just because we were in the car! He promised to drive safely. Thank you Prabhakar, and spread the message amongst your friends.
We were very happy that Prabhakar internalised our message. Even if it makes a difference to one person, the session is worth the effort!
Here are a few pics from the event
Dear Shubhangi
at the out set let me wish you and Sanjay towards the contribution to the Society.
Iwas trying to contact you on phone ,unfortunatly did not succed. Today i happen to read
the news in Spectrum.
Manohar & myself Wish you both Happy Life
madhuri salgar..