A road safety “talk show” was organized this month at Nghi Son Secondary and High school in the Thanh Hoa Province of northern Vietnam. The event, attended by 530 high school students, was one of the school-based activities included in the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical project, which aims to decrease the incident of road
AIP Foundation, with support from the FIA Foundation, is introducing the Journalist Awards for Excellence in Road Safety Media in Cambodia. This distinction serves to highlight significant contributions to the dissemination of accurate and engaging news pieces focused on the importance of motorcycle passenger helmet law enforcement. At the launch of these excellence awards, numerous
The gathered stakeholders prepare the celebratory Street Wise event, which is expected to involve over 2,000 students, parents, and teachers. AIP Foundation and sponsor Chevron Thailand hosted a meeting early this month with stakeholders involved in the two-year Street Wise project in Songkhla Province. The meeting took place at Wichienchom School, where a community event
A crucial part of AIP Foundation’s work lies in not only carrying out quality programming but also in ensuring that our outreach efforts are comprehensive, accurate, and high-impact so as many people as possible gain access to the information they need to stay safe on the roads. In pursuit of this goal, AIP Foundation carried
During this school year, 18 schools from the provinces of Phnom Penh, Kandal, and Kampong Speu worked to disseminate critical road safety messages as part of a “Schools of Excellence” competition to raise road safety awareness. Throughout the year, school groups engaged in such activities as the painting of road-safety-themed murals and the distribution of
After years of concerted efforts, January 2016 saw the start of enforcement for the new Road Traffic Law in Cambodia. The law has already resulted in helmet use rates among motorcycle passengers reaching a record level of 29.9% in target areas where AIP Foundation implements its projects. This success goes hand in hand, however, with
To usher in the second year of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS)’s Legal Development Program, AIP Foundation, with the support from BIGRS and the World Health Organization, has hosted an academic forum entitled “Urban speed control: a way forward to reduce road fatalities”. The forum was attended by over 30 participants, including
A group of thirty media representatives recently joined AIP Foundation and members of the traffic police to survey the current state of Cambodia’s roads, four months after the Road Traffic Law instituting a mandatory helmet policy for motorcycle passengers went into effect. The tour is part of the Safe Roads. Safe Communities. program funded by
AIP Foundation, in partnership with The UPS Foundation, is pleased to announce the launch of www.saferoads.org.kh. This educational web portal will be focused on ensuring that the Cambodian public, especially the younger generation, has access to accurate, detailed, and engaging information on road safety issues. The broader aim of the launch is to encourage an
Source: POPSUGAR.com, 27 April, 2016. Nine times out of 10, you make sure your kids wear their helmets when they go out on a bike ride. But that one time you don’t? The one time they fall? That’s when it matters most. Just ask Tiffany Rivera, whose 10-year-old son Jaden rode his bike without a
