National traffic safety month launched to make roads safer
The Department of Traffic Police under the Ministry of Public Security on April 15 launched a national traffic safety month in an effort to make travel safer for all.
A traffic officer of Phu Thien district, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, administering a breathalyser test on a road user during rush hour. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Department of Traffic Police under the Ministry of PublicSecurity on April 15 launched a national traffic safety month in an effort tomake travel safer for all.
Duringthe month, the traffic police will be mobilised to the fullest extentof forces, vehicles and professional technical equipment to ensure the safetyand convenience of road users.
On the road,the traffic police will thoroughly apply technology in patrolling andinspecting traffic vehicles, using scientific and technical measures to detectand handle violations, as well as manage the work of the traffic police forces.
They willpatrol and strictly handle traffic safety violations such as drivers usingalcohol and drugs, carrying overloaded goods, arbitrarily renovatedvehicles, illegal racing, excessive speed and not wearinghelmets, as well as causes of traffic accidents and traffic jams.
Violationswill be detected early and promptly prevented.
On therailways, the traffic police will ensure safety, actively cooperate with localauthorities, police and the railway workers to inspect and handle vehiclesthat cross red lights, block trains and remove encroaching housesthat violate the railway traffic safety corridor.
On inlandwaterways, the police force will coordinate with agencies to examine keywaterways and tourist waterways, illegal ports and wharves; and waterwayvehicles transporting students and passengers.
The localtraffic police will review all solutions on waterway navigation, supplement orbuild new plans suitable to the current situation, mobilise task forces to dealwith traffic jams, especially on main axes, expressways, key national highways,at festival venues, bus stations and train stations with high trafficdensity.
The Ministryof Public Security also requests the traffic police force to urgentlyinvestigate the cause and strictly handle traffic accidents causing seriousconsequences.
Throughpatrolling activities, traffic police promptly detect and arrest economic, drugand environmental crimes; traffickers and carriers of explosives, illegalweapons, banned goods, counterfeit and unknown origin goods./.
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A traffic officer of Phu Thien district, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, administering a breathalyser test on a road user during rush hour. (Photo: VNA) 
