We joined FM 99.5 Traffic Radio for Society to discuss this year’s final evaluation results for our Street Wise program, which is supported by Chevron Thailand. Key findings of the evaluation showed that between 2015 and 2017 the helmet-wearing rate among children increased from 3% to 55% in the 10 target schools in the Singhanakorn
Since beginning Phase II of Street Wise in January, helmet-wearing rates at the five new program schools in the Singhanakhon and Muang Districts of Songkhla Province have increased from 0% to 55%. The latest stage of Street Wise, an initiative supported by Chevron Thailand, expanded road safety programming from five schools to a total of 10. Street Wise staff presented
Our Thailand Chairperson Ratanawadee H. Winther appeared on Spring News, a Thai Television news channel, with German Ambassador Peter Pruegel, Irish Ambassador Brendan Rogers, and Swiss Ambassador Ivo Sieber to discuss lessons learned and ways to reduce road crashes and fatalities. The interview covered a range of road safety issue areas, including how advances in car technology can
The Legal Development Program (LDP) convened road safety legal scholars and key government officials for a multi-stakeholder discussion on obstacles and successes of Thailand’s Traffic Fine System and penalty provisions in the country’s Road Traffic Act, B.E. 2522. The event began with a panel discussion with five road safety legal experts including Pol. Lt. Gen. Wittaya Prayongpan,
The Daily News, a Thai-language daily newspaper distributed nationwide, recently sat down with Thailand Country Manager Oratai Junsuwanaruk to discuss the progress of the Slow Down to Save Lives program in implementing Bangkok’s first safe speed zone. After three months of working closely with the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA),
On behalf of AIP Foundation, Thailand Country Manager Oratai Junsuwanaruk attended a recent helmet handover ceremony organized by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) and held at Sukhothai School in Bangkok. Through the generous support of Vespiario (Thailand) Co., Ltd., 1,000 children’s helmets were donated at the ceremony. The DDPM organized the handover ceremony
Street Wise, a pedestrian safety program supported by Chevron Thailand, launched a highlight video to showcase the outcomes of Phase II of the program in Songkhla Province. The video focuses on key stakeholders, including police, teachers, students, and parents, and their personal experiences with Street Wise in order to highlight the program’s achievements. Watch the
Street Wise, a program supported by Chevron Thailand Exploration & Production, Ltd., recognized 235 student leaders from 10 program schools in Muang and Singhanakhon Districts as Road Safety Ambassadors in a ceremony attended by members of the community. The event took place at Haad Kaew Resort in the Singhanakhon District of Songkhla Province. The student
Thailand Country Manager Oratai Junsuwanarak met with Pol. Maj. Gen. Jirapat Phumjit, Deputy Chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB), to follow up on the establishment of the first pilot safe speed zone in Bangkok’s Bang Sue District. Pol. Maj. Gen. Jirapat Phumjit confirmed his commitment to the new speed rules for the pilot zone
We joined fellow members of the road safety organizations network in Songkhla Province for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Corporate Measures for Road Safety between Tesco Lotus, the Road Accident Victims Protection Company Limited (RVP), Songkhla Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Center, and members of the Songkhla Provincial Police. The MOU was developed
