Autosobriety to prevent Drinking and Driving – Vietnam (3 side events)
Road traffic crashes claim 1.35 million lives each year and as many as 50 million more people are injured. They are the eight-leading cause of death across all age groups globally and the number one leading cause among young people aged between 5 and 29 years, costing governments approximately 3% of GDP and 5% in low - and middle-income countries (World Health Organization, WHO 2018).
Vietnam is home to more than 95 million people, representing a registered 4 million cars and 64 million motorbikes. Vietnam is experiencing rapid urbanization and motorization which outpaces infrastructure change. Every year, an estimated 24,970 people die as a result of road crashes. An additional 499,400 are seriously injured, accounting for an estimated $3 billion USD annual loss to GDP. In Vietnam, 32% of men's road crash injuries and 20% of women's road crash injuries are related to excessive alcohol consumption. Furthermore, according to the World Health Organization, 34% of Vietnam's road traffic deaths involve alcohol consumption, which surges on national holidays to an estimated 60% of hospitalized crash victims related to excessive consumption of alcohol.
Currently, young people in Vietnam may or may not be exposed to formal drink driving training depending on which path they take to obtain a driver's license and where they attend secondary school. For those that learn to drive from family or friends, it is unlikely the learner receives formal training on drink driving statistics or regulations.
- Adapt and tailor content to Vietnamese language, context, legal regulations, and culture
- Pilot and evaluate “Autosobriety” with local university students across the 3 major geographic regions of Vietnam to field test and revise training for real-world young drivers
- Advocate the government’s approval to incorporate the “Autosobriety” into established driver training programs in cities.
With technical input from AA Vietnam, the UTC led the translation and localization of the UNITAR-developed training materials. AA Vietnam and UTC then coordinated with UNITAR to secure approval and update technical training platforms.
Six UTC professors received a Training-of-Trainers (ToT) session from UNITAR and became Master Trainers for the Vietnam program. These six Master Trainers then conducted the pilot trainings to university students in Vietnam.
Using the university/professor contacts network, UTC recruited 200 university students in each of Vietnam's key regional cities: Ha Noi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City, to take part in the pilot trainings. Under the guidance of the Master Trainers, participants completed a pre-survey at the beginning of their session and a post-survey after the training to measure changes in knowledge and attitude. The post-survey also asked participants about their training experience and specific edits needed for the training to improve efficacy or engagement.
Universities students
3 workshops