A road safety “talk show” was organized this month at Nghi Son Secondary and High school in the Thanh Hoa Province of northern Vietnam. The event, attended by 530 high school students, was one of the school-based activities included in the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical project, which aims to decrease the incident of road crashes and injuries in the industrial zone area.

The broader goal of the day’s activities was to raise awareness among high school students and young drivers of the very real risk of road injuries and fatalities by introducing them to an array of speakers. Police were on hand to make presentations about national traffic laws and highlight the most common traffic offenses they see young people committing. Additionally, in order to show the trauma that victims of road crashes have to endure, four crash survivors spoke to the students about what a crushing financial, emotional, and psychological toll serious injury can have on families.