Driving Skills for Life

Ford Provides Driving Skills for Life Session for Cancer Survivors

Jakarta, Indonesia, 4 February 2013 – Ford Motor Indonesia (FMI) partnered with The Indonesian Cancer Foundation (Yayasan Kanker Indonesia) to host a special Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program over the weekend for cancer survivors, activists, and their families, to coincide with today’s World Cancer Day.

Yayasan Kanker Indonesia is a non-profit that supports the Indonesia government in its efforts to fight cancer by conducting promotional, preventive, as well as rehabilitative measures and supportive activities.

For the special DSFL training session, FMI provided driver safety training for a group of 83 individuals who were keen to raise their own awareness of about safe driving techniques and practices. The exclusive DSFL session took place at Luna Negra, and included both a classroom session covering theory, and a hands-on driving session to practice what they had learned.

Content from the DSFL sessions in includes tips for anticipating road conditions and how to avoid speeding, driving techniques and how to properly maintain a vehicle for optimal fuel economy, the use of safety belts, avoiding distractions while driving, and maintaining a safe distance from other vehicles in traffic.

“We only live once in this world, so we need to care about our lives. Many people die on the road every day, so more awareness of safe driving is important for helping create a better driving environment. Ford’s Driving Skills for Life truly helps us to be better drivers and create a safer environment for ourselves and others on the road,” said dr. Rebecca N. Angka M. Biomed, representative of Yayasan Kanker Indonesia.

With support from the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIPF) and partnership with the Jakarta Defensive Driving Center (JDDC), Ford’s DSFL program helps raise awareness on safe driving practices and has conducted sessions with a wide variety of groups and organizations free-of-charge.

“Road safety is a very serious issue in Indonesia, and something that is very close to our business,” said Bagus Susanto, Managing Director of Ford Motor Indonesia. “With our DSFL training, we hope to enhance the knowledge of drivers and help make them drive better, safer, and become more aware of other vehicles on the road.”

FMI launched the DSFL program in Indonesia in 2008, and has since had more than 6,000 licensed drivers participate across the country. The participants include Ford and non-Ford customers, government and non-government organizations, companies, university students, dealer representatives, media, members of the police and armed forces, as well as Ford employees.