The Merged Federation of Motorcycle and Tricycle Union of Liberia and the Kailando International Cooperative have embarked on a venture of importing thousands of helmets for cyclists and citizens using motorbikes for basic transportation on a daily basis.
The cyclist union and the owners of Kailando Petroleum in Monrovia over the weekend unveiled the safety helmet to the public spreading awareness messages on the importance of saving lives through the use of helmets and other gear when plying the road as both rider and passenger.
Launching the nationwide distribution of a modern equipped helmet to be sold by the union to its members and other citizens, the Chief Executive Officer of Kailando Group of Companies, George Kailando intimated that his attention was recently drawn to the number of accidents occurring on a daily basis which continues to affect lives of road users.
Kailando said, many victims are reported dead from some of the many accidents as a result of the lack of safety gear when motorcycles and tricycles get into accidents with heavier vehicles in different streets across the country.
According to him, the alarming cries for life safety materials in the traffic made him and his business network take it a responsibility to get involved in the importation of essential materials that will help to reduce the high rate of wounds and deaths caused by manor motor accidents.
“We have been around hearing the reports of death caused by motor accidents, especially the ones that have to do with motorbikes where sometimes the rider or the passenger gets wounded and even dies. To save some of these lives, we got in touch with our partners from China and now we have thousands of these helmets for their use at a very affordable rate and not for profit making,” he said.
Describing the helmet, the business guru asserted that the gears imported directly from China through a business associate of his company stand atop of superior quality and durability that are portable for individual usage from time to time.
“This helmet unlike others is very portable and easy to carry along for the sake of individual use to avoid the inconvenience caused when you have to exchange with other unknown people while moving around the city,” Kailando maintained.
He however encouraged every Liberian involved in motor and tricycle transportation whether as a passenger or rider to see the need to buy their own helmet and adhere to the safety measures introduced by the Liberian government.
On behalf of the Merged Federation of Motorcycle and Tricycle Union of Liberia, M-FOMTUL President John Kenyor thanked the Kailando International Cooperative for looking into the direction of the cyclists across Liberia with a business plan for safety that ended up being a humanitarian project sponsored by the company.
Kenyor confirmed that many members of the union are being victimized by road accidents in the absence of safety gear and the situation has led to the federation leadership continuing advocacy to have well-meaning individuals and institutions getting involved.
“Getting this partnership today to get helmets for our riders and even passengers is very important to the lifesaving initiatives of our country. These helmets will be sold for US$ 350 or its equivalent in Liberian currency at all M-FOMTUL offices in the counties,” he said.
The Union’s leader maintained that road safety is life safety so, every Liberian should take a cue in adhering to the measures outlined by authorities.
