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Child helmet use rises significantly
The helmet use rate of children in Vietnam increased significantly, creating positive changes in awareness and sense of observance of parents and students, said delegates at the year-end review of the National Child Helmet Action Plan in Hanoi on February 24.
The Ministry of Education and Training Fund in cooperation with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) held a conference to review the National Child Helmet Action Plan in Hanoi on February 24.
According to the report of the AIP Foundation, the helmet use rate of children in Vietnam increased 11% from 36% in March 2014 to 47% in December 2015.
A representative of the traffic police force said the Plan has actively contributed to decrease the number of traffic accidents involving children.
The NTSC announced in 2015, the number of road accidents involving children aged 6-11 decreased 39.4% compared to the same period in 2014.
According to the NTSC, in 2015, more than 11,800 violations of the helmet wearing code were fined 1 billion VND, and nearly 320 motorbikes and motor-bicycles were seized.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee Khuat Viet Hung affirmed that the helmet use rate of children in localities nationwide increased but maintained unstable.
Participating the event, delegates from the government agencies said the helmet use rate of children in Vietnam increased significantly, creating positive changes in awareness and observance of parents and students.
Delegates also discussed key results and share their experience after one year of the action plan’s implementation. They proposed measures to develop the plan for 2016-2020 period.
Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Nguyen Hiep Thong urged for more involvement by parents in increasing the number of children wearing helmets.
Parents should remind their children to routinely use helmets, as they would ask them to brush their teeth daily, he said.
The National Child Helmet Action Plan was launched in January 2015 to increase the rate of children wearing motorcycle helmets through improving police enforcement, school-based education and public campaigns.
According to the report of the AIP Foundation, the helmet use rate of children in Vietnam increased 11% from 36% in March 2014 to 47% in December 2015.
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The NTSC announced in 2015, the number of road accidents involving children aged 6-11 decreased 39.4% compared to the same period in 2014.
According to the NTSC, in 2015, more than 11,800 violations of the helmet wearing code were fined 1 billion VND, and nearly 320 motorbikes and motor-bicycles were seized.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee Khuat Viet Hung affirmed that the helmet use rate of children in localities nationwide increased but maintained unstable.
Participating the event, delegates from the government agencies said the helmet use rate of children in Vietnam increased significantly, creating positive changes in awareness and observance of parents and students.
Delegates also discussed key results and share their experience after one year of the action plan’s implementation. They proposed measures to develop the plan for 2016-2020 period.
Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Nguyen Hiep Thong urged for more involvement by parents in increasing the number of children wearing helmets.
Parents should remind their children to routinely use helmets, as they would ask them to brush their teeth daily, he said.
The National Child Helmet Action Plan was launched in January 2015 to increase the rate of children wearing motorcycle helmets through improving police enforcement, school-based education and public campaigns.
