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MAN Truck & Bus Middle East discusses ways to improve road safety

HSE

MAN Truck & Bus Middle East, a leading provider of commercial vehicles and buses, has taken part in a ‘Road Safety for Commercial Driving’ seminar hosted by the Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network

This initiative is the latest step in a range of MAN activities that focus on improving road safety. Their drive to share knowledge stems from the company’s drive to support the UAE’s Vision 2021 and help improve road safety across the UAE.

The session, hosted by Hans-Joachim Neumann, head of Training at MAN, placed a special emphasis on the importance of combining behavioural and technological measures to tackle the issue of accidents involving commercial vehicles.

On behalf of MAN, he identified supporting the introduction of road transport governance regulations, education for transport operators/enforcement officers and enforcing mandatory vehicle specification standards for new commercial vehicle deliveries as areas which could have a huge impact on improving road safety standards in the UAE.

Neumann highlighted that intelligent safety and driver assistance systems as well as on correct load positioning can have a significant impact on making the roads a safer place.

MAN’s ProfiDrive programme focused on

· Guaranteeing the functions of the vehicle are fully and correctly utilised

· Driver behaviour and productivity is improved

· Safety increases

· Fuel consumption reduces

· Engine idle time and usage of breaks are decreased

Franz von Redwitz, managing director at MAN Truck & Bus Middle East FZE, commented, “It is crucial to regularly conduct trainings and seminars as vehicle technologies are constantly changing and developing and professional drivers need to be able to adapt in order to ensure safe roads for all.”

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