Honda 2Wheelers, Bhubaneswar RTO celebrate 7 years of city’s Traffic Training Park

Bhubaneswar, July 30: Instilling positive awareness on road safety and safe driving habits in the city, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) and Regional Transport Office of Bhubaneswar digitally celebrated the 7 years of Road Safety & Traffic Training Park in Chandrashekharpur, Bhubaneswar. Biranchi Narayan Adhikari (Regional Transport Officer, Bhubaneswar-II) was present on the occasion. In 2014, HMSI in collaboration with Odisha Transport Department inaugurated their first traffic training park across East India at Bhubaneswar. The traffic park developed on the mini-city concept that simulates real road conditions - from traffic signals to zebra crossings and speed breakers etc. Driving road safety awareness in the city, HMSI announced that through its daily training for all age groups, it has educated nearly 2 lakh kids and adults (including new and existing riders) of Bhubaneswar since its inception. Sharing his insights into the impact of the Bhubaneshwar traffic park, Adhikari said, “For us, reducing road accident fatality is an immediate priority. Odisha Transport Department is working on all 4 E’s of road safety – Enforcement, Emergency, Engineering & Emergency care awareness of road rules, road signs and safe road habits, etc. so that we can build a culture of safety for all road users - be it a rider, pillion, or even a small child crossing a zebra crossing. Seven years ago, Odisha Motor Vehicle Department in collaboration with Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. inaugurated a traffic park in Bhubaneswar to drive road safety education. We are delighted to celebrate the 7th year of association with Honda 2Wheelers India and look forward to further spreading the culture of safe riding in the city.” Elaborating on spreading road safety awareness, Prabhu Nagaraj, Senior Vice President - Brand & Communication, HMSI said, “For HMSI, spreading road safety awareness to all age groups has always been a priority. 7 years ago, we initiated the Traffic Training park project in Bhubaneswar. Today, we are delighted to share that we have educated nearly 2 lakh people of the city – from 5-year-old children who will be the riders of tomorrow to existing riders, while empowering new female riders journey to become independent riders. We thank Odisha Transport Department for their continued support to cultivate healthy road safety manners in the city. In the future too, we will continue to make Bhubaneswar citizens safer on roads.”