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Driving Safety Program in Thailand
In an effort to raise public awareness around the issues of safe driving, fuel efficiency and environment protection, ChevronTexaco's subsidiary, Caltex Oil (Thailand) Ltd., has teamed up with Thailand's Land Transportation Department, part of the Thai Ministry of Transport and Communications, to sponsor a program called "Save & Safe." The program also is supported by 10 automobile and motorcycle manufacturers.
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| The company's Save & Safe program promotes public awareness of safe driving and environmental conservation in Thailand. |
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The program, which began in 2000, focuses on promoting safe and fuel-efficient driving techniques. Driver training is coupled with free engine checkups and tune ups aimed at minimizing air and noise pollution. In many locations in Thailand, training is provided for professional drivers (such as school bus drivers) and ordinary drivers.
The free vehicle checkups , emissions testing and tune-ups help drivers better understand how to keep their vehicles maintained to reduce emissions and save fuel. Nearly 300 school buses were checked recently at a Save and Safe event at the Department of Land Transport in Bangkok. Some 8,539 vehicles were tested in four provinces in Thailand in 2002.
The program also has provided an opportunity for dozens of aspiring mechanics from Thai technical institutions to acquire valuable training and experience by conducting the engine inspections and tune-ups. An estimated 30,000 autos and motorcycles have been inspected in the nine provinces and major metropolitan areas in the roughly three years in which the Save and Safe has been operational.
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