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Ford Vietnam launches safe driving programme

Ford Vietnam Limited Company launched Ford Driving Skills for Life, a programme on improving essential safe driving skills, in central Da Nang city on June 9.
Ford Vietnam launches safe driving programme ảnh 1At the event (Photo: phapluatplus.vn)
 
Da Nang (VNA) – Ford Vietnam LimitedCompany launched Ford Driving Skills for Life, a programme on improvingessential safe driving skills, in central Da Nang city on June 9.

Ford Vietnam aims to provide training for atleast 1,500 drivers this year, raising the number of beneficiaries to 13,000since the programme began in 2008.

Under this programme, the company will bring itssafe driving courses to public transport companies in key localities as well asstudents of big universities in Vietnam.

Ford Vietnam General Director Pham Van Dung saidtraffic safety is of critical importance. Aside from basic safe driving skills,this year’s programme will provide knowledge suitable to each locality andcircumstance for drivers.

At the programme launching ceremony, the FordFoundation and Ford Vietnam presented eight “drunk suits” to the NationalTraffic Safety Committee to support driver training centres in Hanoi, Ho ChiMinh City and Da Nang.

The Ford Foundation also announced that it willprovide 50 cameras for traffic surveillance in Da Nang so as to help ensure acivilised, safe and convenient traffic environment.-VNA
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