IDTR Pune plans two days of road safety outreach
Proposed November 15 and 16 sessions would reach drivers, passengers and students in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area, with a focus on fatigue, defensive driving and support after a crash.
The Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR), Pune, plans a two-day road safety programme on November 15 and 16 to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The institute wants professional driver training to address fatigue and distraction alongside vehicle handling and defensive driving.
On November 15, the institute proposes to hold remembrance and awareness activities at selected bus depots and a truck terminal in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area. The plan includes conversations with drivers and passengers about speed, seat-belt use and mobile-phone distraction. The institute proposes college outreach the following day. Locations and activities are subject to permissions and local arrangements.
The note also draws attention to support after a crash. Under the Centre’s PM RAHAT scheme, eligible road crash victims can receive cashless treatment of up to INR 1.5 lakh per victim for up to seven days from the date of the crash, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
