A decade ago, it wasn’t unusual to see a Vietnamese family of five cheerfully braving the frenzied traffic of Hanoi on a single motorcycle—with nobody wearing a helmet. No longer. A stringent law passed in 2007 has made helmets compulsory—and has proven that such laws, which require political will more than money, can have a
1,925 high-quality helmets were distributed to students, teachers, and staff at Trung Vuong Primary School in Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi in a helmet handover ceremony on Tuesday. The donation is part of the American International Group (AIG), a multinational insurance corporation and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation’s partnership to support the road safety
Ngày 9 tháng Chín, 2014—Hà Nội, Việt Nam Trong buổi lễ trao tặng mũ bảo hiểm, 1,925 chiếc mũ đạt chuẩn đã được gửi đến các em học sinh, thầy cô, và cán bộ công nhân viên trường tiểu học Trưng Vương ở quận Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội trong buổi lễ trao tặng mũ bảo
In a helmet handover ceremony, 1,925 high-quality helmets were distributed to students, teachers, and staff at Trung Vuong Primary School in Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi. The donation is part of the American International Group (AIG), a multinational insurance corporation, and AIP Foundation’s partnership to support the road safety initiative Helmets for Kids in Vietnam. “The Helmets for
Tragic accidents are becoming increasingly commonplace on our roads. The latest has claimed more than 36 lives and injured more than 80 people when two buses collided head-on, and in the process caused another private vehicle to plunge into the river. The accident occurred on Friday morning at Saba Saba area in Butiama district, Mara
On September 5th, Vespiario (Thailand) Co., Ltd., in collaboration with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, donated 653 high-quality helmets to three primary schools in Udon Thani province, Thailand. The donation was made in coordination with an event held at Chumchon Nakwang Patanasuksa School called Road Safety Day, intended to promote helmet use and raise
AIP Foundation’s internet campaign to collect pledges in support of Cambodia’s draft motorcycle passenger helmet law is making strides. The campaign, running until October 19, has over 1,500 pledges supporting the enactment of the passenger helmet law for all. AIP Foundation is promoting the campaign on Facebook and through emails to stakeholders, both of which
Crossing the road in a Chinese city sometimes feels a bit like stepping out in front of a firing range. Cars move slowly (for the most part) but drive inexorably forward, with scarcely a care for passing inconveniences such as pedestrians, bicycles, dogs or, indeed, other cars. There appears to be one guiding principle of
The Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, supported by The UPS Foundation, has commenced the expansion of the Helmets for Kids program to Bangkok with an additional donation of over 3,200 helmets to students and teachers. The donation is in addition to the 2,697 helmets already distributed this year in Udon Thani, where The UPS Foundation has supported
A delegation from AIP Foundation led by Mr. Greig Craft, President of AIP Foundation, met with several senior government officials in Phnom Penh in late August 2014 to introduce the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project to the Ministries. Mr. Craft met with many officials, including the Deputy Commissioner General of National Police; Senior Minister for the Ministry of Industry
