One of the good things that are often overlooked by the media are the actions such as the one taken by Oscar Morel, a young community activist and leader in the town of Monte Plata. Morel, like most of us, was worried about motorcycle safety, so he acquired 70 helmets and gave them to moto concho drivers together with a talk on accident prevention in his province. He told reporters in the Diario Libre that this was just part of what he called “Operation 5 of 5” that he is trying to develop to create a consciousness and awareness so that people don’t keep dying on the streets.
The young engineer said that the delivery of the 70 motorcycle helmets was a complement to the first phase that included 40 helmets. Operation 5 of 5 consists in providing a safety helmet to each moto concho driver and provide continuity to a campaign to create awareness, education and avoid pain in the population which is been greatly affected this year and every year by fatal motorcycle accidents. The safety talk included the participation of facilitators from the National Traffic and Transportation Institute (Intrant) presented videos and statistics about the high risk associated with not using a helmet.
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Diario Libre
30 August 2018
