The management of Cape3 Services Limited Oil and Gas has held a day’s Safe Driving Training for its staff to create awareness about safety and precautionary measures to observe on the road to avoid accidents.

Research has shown that more than 90 percent of accidents in the world are caused by human errors whiles 5 percent are due to other in-expectancies.

Five hundred and twenty people died in road crashes in 3,512 accidents nationwide in the first quarter of 2014, out of which 3,301 people sustained various degrees of injures in the process.

According to statistics from the National Road Safety Commission, the Greater Accra Region recorded the highest number of accidents with 1,336, while the Upper East Region recorded the lowest with 35 cases.

Mr Jeremy Bahun Wilson, the Managing Director (MD) of Cape3 Services Ltd. Oil and Gas, said the training was very important because it would enhance the security and safety of the drivers and customers.

“Despite the fact that the training is mostly done in the professional field, we have taken it upon ourselves to ensure that our drivers become role models in society,” he said.

Mr Bahun advised the drivers to be cautious of some of the possible causes of accidents which are drunk driving, driving whiles tired, non-observation of road signs, careless driving, speeding and others, in order to achieve the company’s goal, “Zero accident”.

Mr Godwin Tetteh, a supervisor at Quality Health Safety Environment (QHSE), in his presentation said that most of the accidents that occurs in the country can be avoided only if drivers would carefully take the Road Safety Regulations in the country seriously and be more concern about their lives when driving.

Some of the topics discussed are what is meant by accident, causes, consequences, the safety measures when driving, meaning of the road safety signs, how to observe a car before using it and how to use the fire extinguisher in times of fire accident.

On driving in the rainy season, Mr Tetteh urged the drivers to make sure their vehicles are in good working condition and that they always turn on their headlights.

“Periodically, check your windshield wiper blades for worn out blades can smear water on your windshield instead of clearing it which affectively decrease your visibility in the rainy season”, he said.

Mr Peter Johans, a Driver and a Supervisor, who spoke on behalf of the drivers said, the topics discussed were relevant, saying “as a driver you are responsible for your own life, the life of the passengers, pedestrians and other road users”.