Source: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations, 27 June, 2016. Vietnam has high rates of drink-driving among young taxi drivers, workers, and beginning drivers, and very high rates of young people having traveled as a passenger alongside a drunk driver. The country is known as having a much higher alcohol consumption rate than in other

AIP Foundation attended a seminar with other involved stakeholders to consider amending the Land Traffic Act of 1979. The focus for the changes center on instituting new penalties and fines for those who disobey the law, whether that be in the form of speeding, drink-driving, or violating parking rules. These changes are intended to improve

Following a major event last month to celebrate the second year of implementation of the Street Wise project, 1,000 helmets have been distributed to students at participating schools. Street Wise is a collaboration between AIP Foundation and Chevron Thailand, aimed at equipping Thai students in Songkhla Province with essential road safety skills. To see more

Ratanawadee H. Winther, Thailand Chairperson for AIP Foundation, was interviewed by the Thai PBS news channel in connection with a recent event for The 7% Project, which drew 2,000 attendees in support of increased helmet use among children. The 7% Project is a nationwide campaign established by AIP Foundation and Save the Children in response

Over 2,000 students, parents, and teachers from Wicheinchom School in the Muang District of Songkhla Province gathered today along with invited stakeholders to celebrate the second year of the Street Wise pedestrian safety project, a collaboration between AIP Foundation and Chevron Thailand. Along with numerous road-safety-related activities, 1,000 helmets were donated to children at the

AIP Foundation, in collaboration with The UPS Foundation and Save the Children and with support from Vespiario Thailand Ltd., the Tesco Lotus and BIG Trees Project, and the Bangkok Bicycle Campaign, held an event, “A helmet for life”, to raise awareness of The 7% Project, which aims to address the consistently low rates of helmet

The great news from the Helmets for Kids project in Udon Thani Province (see news item above) recently caught the attention of Catalyst Asia, a content platform owned and managed by the Institute for Societal Leadership at the Singapore Management University that showcases organizations working for the betterment of society in Asia. They published an

The Street Wise initiative between AIP Foundation and Chevron Thailand centers on teaching children the skills they need to be safe even when faced with chaotic traffic environments. To fully change their behavior, these messages should come on a regular basis from various sources, including their parents. As such, Street Wise has reached out to

As a crucial component in fostering sustainable road safety education through the Street Wise project, a joint effort between AIP Foundation and Chevron Thailand, 17 teachers from 6 schools in Songkhla Province attended a three-day workshop to become “Master Trainers” of the road safety curriculum developed for the community by AIP Foundation. These master trainers

The first “Embassy Friends of Road Safety” meeting was held this month at the British Embassy in Bangkok to inaugurate a collective effort on the part of the diplomatic community in Thailand to address the high rates of death and injury on the country’s roads. Six ambassadors attended, representing Canada, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Ireland, Sweden,