What we do
Legislation and Advocacy
- Helmet Standards - TCVN 5756:2001
- World’s first moped child helmet standard - TCVN 6979:2001
- Primary lobbying force for Resolution 32, Vietnam’s mandatory helmet law (2007)
- Promoting compulsory helmet regulations on national highways in Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka and Thailand
- Responsible for legislation mandating passenger use of helmets in Nepal (2005)
- Co-established Consultative Council for the World Bank
- Vietnam Road Safety Loan
Through its committed relationship with the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC), AIP Foundation advises on legislative issues and advocates for effective policies on helmet use and traffic safety in Vietnam. We also strongly support increasing the enforcement of the compulsory helmet law and have advised the Ministry of Public Security on this important national issue.
AIP Foundation’s policy achievements include:
- Passage in December 2007 of Resolution 32, which instituted a fine for drivers and passengers over the age of 14 using a motorbike without a helmet. Though the law recommends helmets for children under 14, there is no penalty for their transgressions. The move to pass the resolution originated from GRSI-sponsored, AIP Foundation-organized Helmet Workshop, April 2006. After its passage, helmet wearing compliance increased dramatically.
- Revision of the adult motorbike helmet standard TCVN 5756-2001 to include a wider variety of helmets that were more acceptable to the public.
- Development of the region’s first motorbike helmet standard for children – TCVN:6979-2001
- Expansion of the mandatory helmet law to include a mandate for children under 14 to wear helmets and the inclusion of a fine for adult drivers transporting helmet-less minors.