News - Asia & Pacific

2007

18/03/08:
Michelle Yeoh in Vietnam urges helmet safety for children

Movie star and Make Roads Safe ambassador Michelle Yeoh called for urgent action today to get children wearing helmets on motorcycles in Vietnam.

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14/08/07:
Tokyo to London... in 50 days

It is an endurance task that would make even James Bond think twice. But British drivers Richard Meredith and Phil Colley have just become the first people in the world to cross the full Asian Highway – in James Bond’s favourite car, an Aston Martin - in a 16,000 km drive in support of the Make Roads Safe campaign.

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14/08/07:
Driving Home Road Safety

Richard Meredith and Phil Colley have driven the length of the Asian Highway and across Europe, 16,000 kilometres from Tokyo to London, in an Aston Martin V8 Vantage to raise awareness of the Make Roads Safe campaign.

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02/08/07:
Japan Tastes Campaign Success

We’ve all heard the advice many times before: don’t drive when you’re tired. When Japan stepped up its Make Roads Safe campaign this year, it wanted to get key messages like this one out to the public, but the problem was how to grab people’s attention.

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11/07/07:
Crossing the World for Road Safety

Two British drivers are aiming to become the first people in the world to cross the full extent of the Asia-Pacific Highway and are making their journey to highlight road safety issues – including the Make Roads Safe campaign.

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26/06/07:
Beijing Road Safety Forum hears UN call

Chinese policymakers have been urged to support the Make Roads Safe campaign at a road safety forum in Beijing.

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26/04/07:
Philippines Make Roads Safe campaign launched

A campaign to support the Make Roads Safe petition has been launched in the Philippines.

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19/03/07:
Japanese Prime Minister Abe discusses Make Roads Safe

Make Roads Safe campaigners have met the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo to discuss the Make Roads Safe report.

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2006

05/10/06:
Make Roads Safe Message Launched in Asia at Shanghai Seminar

 

 

A Child Dies Every 3 Minutes

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Child running across busy road

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