BANGKOK, Thailand - September 4, 2013

On September 4, the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation Thailand went to the Wat Sommanant School in Bangkok for the pre-survey and head-size measurement to prepare for a helmet donation by Vespiario Thailand.

The majority of students from Wat Sommanat School commute to and from school by motorcycle without wearing helmets. Some students walk to school on a four-meter-wide main road without police or volunteers to help them cross the busy road. This school was selected for this donation as most students face a dangerous commute to school on a daily basis.

The helmet fitting and teacher training took place on September 20th. AIP Foundation held trainings for teachers on how to educate students about road safety, and how to use the AIP Foundation-developed teaching aids to maintain high helmet-use rates and safer road behaviors throughout the school year. The helmet handover ceremony took place on September 24th. On this date, Vespiario Thailand and AIP Foundation donated 360 helmets to students and teachers of the Wat Sommanat School.