Hanoi students presented with 10,000 qualified helmets
Qualified helmets have been presented to 10,000 students across Hanoi under a programme organised by the Vietnam Grand Prix company, aiming to convey traffic safety messages to the young.
The programme on April 16 presents 10,000 qualified helmets to students across Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Qualified helmets have been presentedto 10,000 students across Hanoi under a programme organised by the VietnamGrand Prix company, aiming to convey traffic safety messages to the young.
The programme, entitled “Ultimate technology –Absolute safety”, in Hanoi on April 16 saw the presence of President of theInternational Automobile Federation (FIA) Jean Todt and movie star MichelleYeoh.
It was an activity in response to the FIA’s#3500LIVES campaign that was launched in Vietnam on March 19.
Addressing the event, Chairman of the HanoiPeople’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said every day, 3,500 people are killed bytraffic accidents around the world, and this campaign aims to bring this figuredown.
In Vietnam, traffic accidents claims more than8,000 lives and injure 10,000 people each year. The respective figures in Hanoiare over 300 and 600.
The presentation of helmets to students isintended to remind motorbike users of wearing helmets whenever they move onroads for the sake of their own safety, he noted.
Jean Todt, who is also Special Envoy of the UNSecretary-General for Road Safety, said improving traffic safety is one of histop targets, adding that helmets are an important factor in reducing roadcasualties.
In countries with large numbers of motorbikeusers like Vietnam, about 90 percent of deaths or life-long injuries in roadaccidents are caused by head injuries. Therefore, helmets’ quality is important,but wearing them properly is also very essential, he noted.-VNA
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The programme on April 16 presents 10,000 qualified helmets to students across Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
