Ford Vietnam launches 8th driving safety training for young drivers

April 22, 2015 | 12:05

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Ford Vietnam on April 21 launched the eight year of its Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) in Vietnam, starting with a training course for driving instructors from all Ford dealers in Vietnam by two driving instructors from Ford US.

This year, the programme aims to train a total of 1,500 drivers in seven cities and provinces. At the end of 2015, the programme will have trained 10,000 drivers in its eight years of running.

Starting 2015, Ford Vietnam is going to cooperate with universities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city to organise classes that teach basic driving safety knowledge to students as well as engage more students in the ‘No Honking’ programme in order to create a safer and more civilised traffic environment.

Ford is going to continue partnering with the National Traffic Safety Committee (NSFC) and the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIPF) and VOV traffic radio station for the 2015 DSFL programme. This year, Ford gave to its long-term partner NFSC $10,000 to support victims of traffic accidents.

The DSFL programme in Vietnam has been continually refined to better suit the local environment and traffic conditions.

According to data by the NSFC, in 2014 there were 25,322 traffic accidents in Vietnam, killing 8,996 and injuring 24,417. AIPF’s figures showed that Vietnam lost about $3 billion each year from traffic accidents. In most of the cases, either the drivers did not fasten their seatbelts, were driving beyond the speed limit or driving under the influence.

Since the DSFL programme was launched in Asia-Pacific, there have been 90,000 driver participants. The programme is now running in 330 cities and provinces in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.