HA NOI, Vietnam - October 16, 2014

To support the enforcement of the Cambodian draft traffic law, this week the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation will coordinate meetings between Cambodian and Vietnamese senior government officials in Hanoi. Officials will discuss and share experiences on road safety management, quality helmet standards, and helmet use enforcement.

Cambodian officials will visit AIP Foundation’s Protec Tropical Helmet Factory and testing laboratory in Hanoi as well as the Vietnamese government helmet testing center. One objective for Cambodian officials is to learn about the establishment and maintenance of helmet testing centers in Vietnam in order to determine the feasibility of building a similar facility in Cambodia. The Cambodian draft traffic law, which would mandate helmet wearing for all motorcycle passengers, is expected to be enacted in 2015. A helmet laboratory in Cambodia would be imperative to help curtail the low-quality helmet use within the country.