Highway Security: Dangote Cement leads Ember month Consciousness

…Empowers drivers, riders with life-saving kits in Ogun

Dangote Cement Ibese Plant in Ogun State on the weekend intensified its Highway security marketing campaign with a sturdy sensitization programme for business drivers and bike riders, emphasizing on the hazards of rushing and the life-saving significance of understanding a truck’s blind spots.

The occasion, held on the bustling Ilaro Motor Park, attracted a whole bunch of drivers and business motorcyclists from Ilaro and neighboring communities. The marketing campaign goals to curb preventable crashes by selling accountable driving and using habits as vehicular visitors surges in direction of the year-end.

The Security consciousness marketing campaign additionally noticed the Cement Firm distributing some security kits to the Industrial motorcyclists. Objects comparable to helmets, Reflective Jackets in addition to security goggles had been freely gifted the excited riders.

Addressing the drivers and riders at Ilaro Motor Park, Assistant Corps Commander Sulaiman Kolawole Oluwadumiye, Unit Commander of the Federal Highway Security Corps (FRSC), warned that extreme pace stays a number one reason behind deadly crashes.

“Velocity is good—the engine sounds highly effective, the street appears open, and you are feeling in management. However the identical pace that feels good for one minute can destroy a household in one other second,” Oluwadumiye cautioned. “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.”

He defined that rushing reduces a rider’s capacity to identify hazard and brake successfully, noting that articulated vans pose even larger dangers when management is misplaced. Oluwadunmiye additionally educated individuals 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 mentioned, recounting a current deadly crash attributable to a rider overtaking on the improper aspect and disappearing right into a truck’s blind spot.

Facilitators demonstrated the 4 main blind spots—entrance, passenger aspect, driver’s aspect, and rear—utilizing stay bikes and a stationed truck. Riders had been surprised to find that even an attentive driver couldn’t see them in these zones.

In her remark, Ebere Okonkwo, Well being, Security and Surroundings, Dangote Cement Transport (Nigeria & Pan Africa), 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 tips on how to determine blind spots and equips them with security kits. It’s a part of our steady effort to save lots of lives.

“Overspeeding, impatience, and miscalculations stay main causes of preventable street accidents,” Okonkwo mentioned. “We urge riders to prioritize secure using habits and strictly obey visitors laws, particularly throughout these remaining days into the New 12 months when vehicular motion peaks,” Okonkwo mentioned.

The Head 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 might  determine and keep away from truck blind spots. He highlighted 4 essential hazard zones—instantly in entrance, either side, and behind heavy autos—warning riders to steer clear throughout lane modifications and turns.

Mentioned he: “In case you are in any of those blind spots, the truck driver doesn’t know you’re there. Keep away from them always. Dangote Cement Ibese is dedicated to making sure security and enhancing lives.”

Officers from the Ogun State Visitors Compliance and Enforcement Company (TRACE, Solomon Salako and the Car Inspection Workplace (VIO), Mr. Obafemi Matemilola lauded Dangote Cement for its steady investments in public security and consciousness programmes geared toward enhancing street behaviour by business drivers and riders throughout Ogun state.

They acknowledged that the protection marketing campaign compliments the roles being performed by the FRSC, TRACE and the VIO in enhancing sanity on the street in direction of secure street utilization by all stakeholders.

One of many beneficiaries of the programme, David Odumoye thanked the administration of Dangote Cement for deeming it match to return to the park to fulfill the drivers and riders amd enlighten them on street questions of safety and donating security gadgets to them.

Expressing his gratitude, Odumoye mentioned “No person is an knowledgeable on the street, irrespective of how lengthy you’ve been using. This coaching is essential. We thank Dangote for the initiative and the protecting kits.”

One other rider, Rafiu Olusegun, famous: “Dangote has at all times cared about our welfare and security. We are going to put every thing we realized into follow. No person begins a journey planning to lose their life.”

The session ended with street present and a robust reminder for riders to decide on persistence, duty, and life over pace.