Traffic in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister ofTransport Nguyen Van The has issued a plan on improving traffic safety for 2019,which details measures to raise public awareness and compliance with trafficrules, among others.
The plan aims to reduce traffic accidentsand related casualties by 10 percent compared to 2018. The numbers of deathsand injuries caused by accidents involving motorcycles and coaches areprojected to decrease by 10 percent.
To realise the targets, the system ofregulations and policies on traffic safety needs to be completed andinspections intensified to ensure effective law enforcement.
In particular, competent agencies arerequired to enhance the effectiveness of communication work with the view tobuilding a traffic culture among people from all walks of life.
The Transport Ministry also instructed promptreview and handling of traffic accident “hotspots”, along with tightened protectionof the safety corridor for roads, railways and waterways.
The ministry will continue to implement measuresto enhance quality of transport services, while accelerating the constructionand upgrade of transport infrastructure.
In addition, the ministry plans to promote theapplication of information technology and achievements of the Fourth IndustrialRevolution in traffic management. It will work to improve quality in training,testing and issuing driving licences, as well as in the operation of safetymanagement systems in civil aviation.
According to a report by the NationalCommittee for Traffic Safety, in a year ending on November 15, 2018, a total of18,736 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 8,248 people and injuring14,802 others. The figures represent year-on-year decreases of 6.71 percent,0.4 percent and 13.13 percent, respectively.
Road accidents continued accounting for a high proportion,with 18,490 cases in which 8,079 people were killed and 14,732 others injured.
There were 18 localities posting increases in the number of fatalities.Among them, Kien Giang, Hau Giang and Bac Giang had growth rates of over 20percent.-VNA
The plan aims to reduce traffic accidentsand related casualties by 10 percent compared to 2018. The numbers of deathsand injuries caused by accidents involving motorcycles and coaches areprojected to decrease by 10 percent.
To realise the targets, the system ofregulations and policies on traffic safety needs to be completed andinspections intensified to ensure effective law enforcement.
In particular, competent agencies arerequired to enhance the effectiveness of communication work with the view tobuilding a traffic culture among people from all walks of life.
The Transport Ministry also instructed promptreview and handling of traffic accident “hotspots”, along with tightened protectionof the safety corridor for roads, railways and waterways.
The ministry will continue to implement measuresto enhance quality of transport services, while accelerating the constructionand upgrade of transport infrastructure.
In addition, the ministry plans to promote theapplication of information technology and achievements of the Fourth IndustrialRevolution in traffic management. It will work to improve quality in training,testing and issuing driving licences, as well as in the operation of safetymanagement systems in civil aviation.
According to a report by the NationalCommittee for Traffic Safety, in a year ending on November 15, 2018, a total of18,736 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 8,248 people and injuring14,802 others. The figures represent year-on-year decreases of 6.71 percent,0.4 percent and 13.13 percent, respectively.
Road accidents continued accounting for a high proportion,with 18,490 cases in which 8,079 people were killed and 14,732 others injured.
There were 18 localities posting increases in the number of fatalities.Among them, Kien Giang, Hau Giang and Bac Giang had growth rates of over 20percent.-VNA
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