Starting with two pilot schools in Pleiku City in the Central Highlands region of Việt Nam, the programme ended up impacting 31 primary schools in the city, with 71 per cent of them getting the safest rating of 5 stars (Star Rating for Schools, SR4S, iRAP).
The objective of the “Bike to School” campaign is to engage students in healthy mobility across 19 secondary schools, aiming to reach a total of 18,135 students.
On 21 September, national and local governments in Central Vietnam received two prestigious international road safety awards: the Prince Michael International Road Traffic Safety Award 2020 and the International Vision Zero for Youth Leadership Award 2022 for their work in Pleiku City, which now serves as a model for safe school zones nationwide.