The Motor Vehicles department (MVD) is planning to introduce a compulsory training with focus on social responsibility for private bus drivers in the wake of the increasing road accidents in Kozhikode district.
A week-long safety assessment campaign conducted by the MVD team that exposed a series of dangerous driving habits of young drivers on the road is also instrumental for immediately considering a focussed training session.
The plan of the department is to initially cover drivers below the age of 30 for the proposed training session. MVD officials who were part of the recent safety audit under the MVD’s enforcement wing say the majority of drivers are below the age of 25 who will have to be trained in a better way to make them aware of a socially responsible job on the road.
