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Actress Michelle Yeoh, a renowned actress and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, arrived in Ho Chi Min City on April 8 to champion a campaign to make road safety a priority in Vietnam.
 Yeoh says road safety is a cause that is very close to her heart and one of the great health and development challenges of our time.  The Asian region, she says, is among those worst affected by dangerous roads, with 700,000 losing their lives in road-related fatalities every year.  The world needs more governments in the region to make road safety a priority, and put in place effective legislation on key risk factors such as speeding, drink-driving, and seat-belt use.  She is adamant in her belief that we all have a part to play in road safety.  Whether a person is a member of government, a driver, a passenger or a pedestrian, we all must do what we can to prevent the unnecessary loss of lives on roads.  She notes it takes only a very few short seconds for a tragic crash to occur, which is irrevocable. We all have a responsibility to behave safely and to think of those whom we share the road.  As is the case for countries like Vietnam, motorcycle safety is a top concern. Too many people – including children – ride on the back of bikes with no helmets and no protection.  Like anywhere in the world, Vietnamese need to improve road safety and tackle the basics: by improving infrastructure, vehicles, education, legislation and health care, she says. |
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