HMSI and Bengaluru traffic police celebrate 2nd anniversary of SDEC

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Bengaluru, October 2022: Committed to spread road safety awareness to riders and drivers of Bengaluru, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) and Bengaluru Traffic Police celebrated 2nd anniversary of its Safety Driving Education Centre (SDEC) in the august presence of Smt. Savitha Srinivas (IPS) – Traffic Chief of Bangalore (North division) along with other dignitiaries from Traffic Training and Road Safety Institute and state’s transport department.

In October 2020, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) in association with Bengaluru Traffic Police inaugurated their first Safety Driving Education Centre (SDEC) of Karnataka at Traffic Training and Road Safety Institute (TTRSI), Thanisandra to intiate a unique ‘Road Safety Training’ exclusively for all two-wheeler & four-wheeler traffic rule violators.

Driving road safety awareness amongst the riders and drivers of the city, HMSI announced that through its daily trainings, it has educated more than 6,800 traffic rule violators of the city since its inception. In addition to this, HMSI’s safety instructors at Bengaluru SDEC have spread road safety awareness to more than 15,000 people of the city through digital program ‘Honda Road Safety E-Gurukul’ during the COVID-19 lockdown and classroom training sessrions.

Sharing his thoughts on road safety awareness, Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj, Operating Officer – Brand & Communication, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India said, “Being a socially responsible corporate, HMSI is proactively inculcating safety riding habits to bring a positive change for road users at large. The development of Bengaluru’s Safety Driving Education Center in association with Bengaluru Traffic Police is one such safety awareness initiative that aims to sensitize the traffic rule violators of Bengaluru so that they become responsible road users. We envision a collision-free India and our sustained awareness initiatives like this will enable us to realize this vision in times to come .”