From April 15, subsidized helmets will be exchanged in Vinh city.

(Baonghean.vn) -Nghe An Province Traffic Safety Committee confirmed that people will receive a subsidy of 30,000 to 100,000 VND when exchanging old helmets for new ones. The price of quality helmets is only 100,000 to 500,000 VND depending on the type.

Implementing the plan of the National Traffic Safety Committee on supporting people to change to standard helmets, the Traffic Safety Committee of Nghe An province will start the helmet exchange campaign from April 15, 2013. Initially, the helmet exchange subsidy will be implemented in Vinh City, then all other districts and towns in the province.

Mr. Vo Minh Duc, Chief of Office of Traffic Safety Committee of Nghe An province, affirmed that people only need to spend 100,000 VND to have a helmet with guaranteed quality.

The Provincial Traffic Safety Committee said: People only need to bring old helmets, helmets that do not meet quality standards to designated locations and will be guided by staff to exchange them for helmets that meet quality standards, without having to present any other identification documents. The subsidy ranges from 30,000 to 100,000 VND/helmet, depending on the type. After the subsidy, helmets that meet quality standards will cost from 100,000 to 500,000 VND/helmet, depending on the type and design. People who do not have old helmets or helmets that are of poor quality can still go to the above locations to buy new helmets and receive subsidies like the helmet exchange program. People from other provinces or those without household registration or who do not live in Vinh city can still enjoy this subsidy program.

According to the plan, the unit supplying hats for the program of Nghe An province will bring to the market about 5-7 different types of hats such as hoods, half-heads, children's hats, hats for women, etc. These types of hats all ensure quality according to the regulations of the authorities in Vietnam, with conformity stamps, anti-counterfeiting.

In Vinh city, the hat exchange will be held at 4 locations: Cua Nam Flower Garden, Exhibition area next to Ho Chi Minh Square on Truong Thi Street, Open land opposite the 113 Police Center and Open land next to Nghe An Hospital 115. In addition, Nghe An Provincial Traffic Safety Committee also plans to add another backup hat exchange point at Hung Dung Ward Stadium on Nguyen Phong Sac Street. At each point, in addition to the staff of the supplier, there will be 2 more officers of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee to supervise.

Nguyen Khoa