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Scania bus is well-equipped with safety features
pared to more than 4,000 deaths among motorcyclists. Even car casualties run into 4 digits.
The View of a Manufacturer:
Ian Tan: Scania believes that driver is the single most important asset of any operator. Therefore the driver must be given the right training and the right care (especially enough rest in between drives). The vehicle must be of the right specifications for the job and must be given the specified maintenance frequency and scope. Only then can the driver get the best out of a Scania. Any approach to reduce road accidents must incorporate these factors too.
There are many factors why road accidents happen. That is why the maintenance and care of driver and vehicle must play their part towards the safety of passengers. When the authorities, operators, drivers and manufacturers consistently do this, it will contribute to a higher level of safety. Seatbelts, for example, help to reduce in- jury during accidents but what we should aim for is the total pre- vention of accidents in the first place.
The relevant stakeholders can help based on the following as- pects:
1) The possibility of legislating a higher minimum requirement of safety features that all buses on the road must have in order to enhance the quality of vehicles that are out there servicing passengers.
2) The possibility of legislating a higher minimum requirement of driver training that all the drivers must get from the vehicle manufacturer.
3) The possibility of legislating a higher minimum requirement of driver comfort in between drives.
4) Incentivise women to be drivers in order to increase the pool of skilled drivers.
Scania is holding an Introduction to Scania Technology on the 28th of May for members of the media to allow them to have a rare look at the company’s technology that goes into each vehicle to make them safer as well as more fuel efficient and eco-friendly for the drivers, passengers, and everyone else on the road.
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任何降低公路事故的方式都必须包含这两大因素。
公路意外的发生有许多因素。这也是为什么，为了 确保乘客的安全我们首先必须确保司机获得关怀和 汽车获得指定的维修 。当政府、巴士营运者、司机 及制造商都能一致做到这一点时，就能提高安全的 水平。虽然说安全带可降低乘客在意外发生时的受 伤率，但是整体的事故预防才是我们的目标。
利益的相关者可在以下这些方面协助降低车祸发生 率:
1) 制定所有在路上行驶的巴士具备较高的最低安 全特点法令的可能性，以加强为乘客提供服务 的车子品质
2) 制定所有的司机必须从制造商那里取得较高的 最低司机培训法令的可能性
3) 制定司机在车程之间拥有较高的最低司机舒适 性法令的可能性
4)奖励女性成为司机，增加训练有素的司机人数
斯堪尼亚将于5月28日主办一个斯堪尼亚科技介 绍，让媒体有机会看一看该公司每一部车子中的技 术，了解这些技术如何让他们的车子变得更安全， 为司机、乘客及每一位公路使用者来说更环保和更 具燃油效率。