The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Road Safety Trust have launched an ambitious road safety campaign to reduce road traffic deaths by a third in the next 24 months.
The campaign dubbed Save 1,000 Lives will see the two organizations mobilize the private sector to create specialized programs to support road safety initiatives.
Why? Well, the statistics tell a grave story. And the government has decided to protect it’s citizenry. What stiory are the statistics saying? Well, for starters;
1. Kenya loses at least 3,000 people annually from road traffic accidents, with close to half being pedestrians
2. Most accidents occur on Saturday
You are more likely to be involved in a road accident on Saturdays than on any other day of the week. Statistics from NTSA show that an average of 400 people are involved in accidents on Saturdays as compared to an average of 320 people on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Wednesday is the safest day to travel, recording an average of 200 victims.
3. Majority of road accidents in Kenya occur between 6pm and 10pm. Francis Meja from NTSA attributes this to speeding, drunken driving, reduced enforcement and pedestrians crossing at undesignated areas among other reasons.
4. Kenya loses Sh45billion excluding the actual loss of life as a result of road accidents.
5. Nairobi accounts for close to 20 percent of all accident fatalities recorded, with almost all the cases involving pedestrians.
And the most effective way of combating this is by learning to drive at a school whose quality staff ensure proper training and the highest standards are maintained. And that school is Heltz.
At Heltz Driving School, you are assured of excellence, transparency and efficiency. Besides that, the instructors are highly qualified and always smartly dressed. To be frank, you’ll be going to a normal college class to take your lessons. It is just that you’ll be primarily focusing on the practical part of it.
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Heltz Driving School has been in operation for 35 years. The school also has a fleet of over 70 latest vehicle models, be it saloon cars or lorries. The cars are modified with clutches, brakes and airbags on both sides. They also offer motorcycle riding training at competitive rates. You’ll be assured of value for your money once you enrol since they’ll make sure that you are a competent driver once you are out of their training stream.
The driving school also keeps customer service at heart since they value you. Thus, their receptionists and instructors are warm, understanding, helpful and professional. In this relation, Heltz is the Winner of the prestigious National Road Safety Award – 2004. This is a certificate awarded by Kenya Prisons for Defensive Driving training.
They are available in the following locations:
Embakasi – Ground Floor, Outer Ring Road, off North Airport Road (Tassia).
Harambee Avenue, City Square – 3rd floor, Jeevan Bharati House, Harambee Avenue (opposite Electricity House).
Eastleigh – Ground Floor, General Waruinge Road (near Pumwani Maternity).
Westlands – 2nd floor, Westlands Arcade, Chiromo Road.
Kayole – Ground Floor, Spine Road (Opposite Equity Bank).
Industrial Area – Ground Floor, Enterprise Road (opposite Homa Bay Road).
Kiambu – Ground floor, National Oil Petrol Station, Githunguri Road, Kiambu.
Umoja – Ground floor, Maliwa Plaza, Moi Drive.
Donholm – 1st Floor, Near Round-About, Off Outer Ring Road.
Ngara – Ground Floor, Opposite Chief’s Camp, Ngara Road.
Ruaraka – Ground Floor, Drive-in Estate, Near GSU Roundabout, Outer Ring Road.
Utawala -1st Floor, Next To Easy Mart Supermarket.
Buru Buru-1st Floor, Mumias Road, Buru Buru Shopping Center.
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