AIP Foundation Thailand Country Manager Oratai Junsuwanaruk presented the findings of a legislative review of Thailand’s Traffic Fine System and Penalty Provisions at a recent meeting on traffic police reforms in Thailand that was organized jointly by the World Health Organization and the Royal Thai Government. Legal Development Program member Pol. Col. Jinda Klubklaye also
As part of our Slow Down to Save Lives program, we organized a stakeholders workshop at Yothinburana Primary School to review road crash data collected outside of the school and determine next steps. The participants consisted of school executives and staff, Bang Pho police, and representatives from the Legal Development Program and the Global Health Access Initiative. At
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and Royal Thai Police announced major speed limit reductions on critical roads in the city. The reduction, from 80km/h to 50km/h, follows a yearlong advocacy campaign carried out by our Slow Down to Save Lives program, which is supported by Global Road Safety Partnership under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety. “Tell
AIP Foundation teamed up with Yan Nawa District’s City Law Enforcement Section and Honda Motorcycle Thailand to organize road safety extracurricular activities for 87 fourth graders at Wat Chong Nonsi School in Bangkok as part of its Helmets for Kids program. The purpose of the activities was to help the students refresh their knowledge of
Local authorities recently assigned a city law enforcement officer to direct traffic in front of Wat Chong Nonsi School, Bangkok, safely guiding students and parents to school during the morning drop-off. The officer was assigned to direct traffic following a meeting with AIP Foundation and key stakeholders which discussed activities and progress for the Helmets for Kids program.
Thailand Chairperson Ratanawadee H. Winther and Thailand Country Manager Oratai Junsuwanaruk met with representatives from Chevron Thailand Exploration & Production, Ltd. to discuss implementation of Street Wise Phase III, which will be launched later this year. Street Wise incorporates road safety education; extracurricular activities; parental and community activities; and stakeholder engagement focused on providing pedestrian and helmet skills
As part of our ongoing Helmets for Kids program in Thailand, AIP Foundation staff held a stakeholder meeting at Wat Chong Nonsi School, Bangkok, to discuss the program’s progress and sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the school. The meeting began with a brief report on the program activities implemented since November 2017. Attendees also discussed
Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand transportation and mobile payments platform, announced its partnership with AIP Foundation to donate 800 helmets to students, parents and teachers at Chong Nonsi School as part of the Helmets for Kids program. Wat Chong Nonsi School is located in a high-density traffic area of Bangkok. Approximately 95% of students commute by
Our staff worked with an expert on road safety legislation from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to provide road safety training for 36 parents at Wat Chong Nonsi School in Bangkok, as part of our Helmets for Kids program. The training focused on helping parents understand the importance of road safety and learn
AIP Foundation staff visited Grab Taxi Thailand’s office to hand-deliver an organic gift basket and discuss the upcoming launch of Helmets for Kids at Wat Chong Nonsi School, Bangkok, set for January 2018. The five-month program, which is being implemented between November 2017 and March 2018, is supported by Grab Taxi. In July 2017, Grab ran a campaign in Bangkok pledging
