Students of Da Nang city’s Nguyen Hien High School receive the helmets from Honda Vietnam (Photo: VNA)Da Nang (VNA) - Honda Vietnam launched a programme presenting 20,000free helmets at a ceremony held in central Da Nang city’s Nguyen Hien High Schoolon June 5.
The programme is part of an annual cooperative activity held between thecompany and the National Committee for Traffic Safety since 2015, which has presented110,000 free helmets nationwide so far.
Office Chief of the national committee Nguyen Trong Thai said this isthe sixth year it has teamed up with Honda Vietnam to distribute free helmetsand to raise awareness among the public, particularly students, about wearinghead protection when on a motorbike.
This has contributed to lowering the risk and the consequences oftraffic accidents around Vietnam, he went on.
The first 2,000 helmets were presented to students at the high school duringthe ceremony.
Figures show that only 35-40 percent of kids aged six and above wearhelmets, while more than 90 percent of adults do so. Many parents do not insisttheir children wear helmets or have given them poor-quality helmets./.
The programme is part of an annual cooperative activity held between thecompany and the National Committee for Traffic Safety since 2015, which has presented110,000 free helmets nationwide so far.
Office Chief of the national committee Nguyen Trong Thai said this isthe sixth year it has teamed up with Honda Vietnam to distribute free helmetsand to raise awareness among the public, particularly students, about wearinghead protection when on a motorbike.
This has contributed to lowering the risk and the consequences oftraffic accidents around Vietnam, he went on.
The first 2,000 helmets were presented to students at the high school duringthe ceremony.
Figures show that only 35-40 percent of kids aged six and above wearhelmets, while more than 90 percent of adults do so. Many parents do not insisttheir children wear helmets or have given them poor-quality helmets./.
VNA
