Apollo Tyres Hands Out Monsoon Driving Advice

London may have suffered enough torrential rain to close a couple of tube stations, but that nothing to the monsoon downpours experienced in countries like India. That’s why leading Indian tyre manufacturer, Apollo Tyres has kicked off a “Safe Drive” public awareness itiniative.

With heavy rains crippling normal life of Mumbai citizens, employees of Apollo Tyres drenched in rainwater, were busy at the Juhu and Andheri areas of Western Mumbai handing out the Safe Drive Handbook on Disaster Management, containing safety tips and useful numbers, to assist citizens of Mumbai in taking precautions to ensure a safe monsoon. This activity will continue till 14 July2009, at various traffic intersections and other important locations.

Apollo managing director Neeraj Kanwar commented: “Our objective is to make Mumbai residents aware of the actions that they can take in
times of crisis and respond to the situation in a better
way. My message to everyone in one of my favourite cities is – let’s enjoy monsoon by taking ample safety measures.”

Sujay Srivastava, Zonal Manager, Apollo Tyres Ltd said: “What began as a small initiative way back in 2006 has now become an annual activity for us. I would like to urge Mumbaikars to drive safely during this monsoon and be equipped to handle any crisis. This year our team’s focus would be to cover the entire Mumbai City, Western Suburban Area and Navi Mumbai. As always, the civil authorities have been very cooperative.”

Here’s some of the advice in the monsoon handbook:

• Lower your window panes while driving through water-logged areas
• Carry out a thorough pre-monsoon check for your vehicle, including batteries, tyres/tyre pressures, electrical wiring, engine and wipers
• Create ICE – In Case of Emergency – numbers in your mobile phone contact list, to enable rescuers to contact your near and dear ones
• Remember, at any time, your life is more precious than your vehicle