The calls were made at a workshop in Hanoi on October 14, held to review a traffic safety project for the disabled funded by the World Bank and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The project, implemented in Hanoi between August 27 and March 2008 by the MHD group has helped to provoke discussion over the necessity of imposing a ban on three-wheeled vehicles that do not meet minimum road-safety standards. The project also provided opportunities for the disabled to make recommendations to a bill relating to national standards for motor vehicles for the disabled. Their opinions on the issue were also heard by relevant ministries and agencies.

They suggested that bus manufacturers provide lifts or folding slides for the disabled and encouraged private enterprises run by people with disabilities to manufacture three-wheeled vehicles that meet national standards and are suitable for disabled motorists.

They also called upon relevant agencies to publicise the procedures for registering vehicles for the disabled through the mass media. Other suggestions included possibly allowing deaf people to drive so as to ensure their rights to traffic participation, plus measures to assist sight-impaired people in using pavements and traffic lights.