Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, who is also Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, addresses the teleconference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The number of trafficaccidents caused by cars rose sharply nationwide over the last nine months,accounting for 33 percent of total cases, according to the National TrafficSafety Committee (NTSC).
The committee held a teleconference under thechair of Deputy Prime Minister and NTSC Chairman Truong Hoa Binh in Hanoi onOctober 11 to review the traffic situation between January and September and setup tasks for the fourth quarter.
NTSC Vice Chairman Khuat Viet Hung said morethan 13,000 traffic accidents were recorded during the period, killing morethan 6,000 and injuring over 10,000 others. The figures have, however, declinedby over 1,100 accidents, 110 killed, and 1,400 injured from the previous year,respectively.
Thirty-eight provinces and centrally-run citiessaw a decrease, while 23 others witnessed an increase in the number of deathsfrom traffic accidents. Notably, northern Cao Bang and Bac Giang provinces andsouthern Tay Ninh province had a surge of over 50 percent in this regard.
Hung noted more than 85 percent of the trafficaccident victims are motorcyclists. However, this year’s first nine months alsosaw an increase in the number of violations by coaches.
At the meeting, participants pointed towards thelimited awareness of commuters as causing the rampant violations of trafficrules, especially in rural areas and on national highways. They also criticisedsome localities for not being drastic enough in controlling overloaded trucks,managing urban construction, and dealing with encroachment on roads.
They added that there remain flaws in the 2008 Lawon Road Traffic, as well as the law on handling administrative violations and otherlegal documents relevant to traffic safety, thus affecting the enforcement oftraffic safety regulations.
Participants also clarified obstacles to theensuring of traffic safety, pointing out the responsibility of authorities, anddevising short- and long-term solutions to the problem. –VNA
The committee held a teleconference under thechair of Deputy Prime Minister and NTSC Chairman Truong Hoa Binh in Hanoi onOctober 11 to review the traffic situation between January and September and setup tasks for the fourth quarter.
NTSC Vice Chairman Khuat Viet Hung said morethan 13,000 traffic accidents were recorded during the period, killing morethan 6,000 and injuring over 10,000 others. The figures have, however, declinedby over 1,100 accidents, 110 killed, and 1,400 injured from the previous year,respectively.
Thirty-eight provinces and centrally-run citiessaw a decrease, while 23 others witnessed an increase in the number of deathsfrom traffic accidents. Notably, northern Cao Bang and Bac Giang provinces andsouthern Tay Ninh province had a surge of over 50 percent in this regard.
Hung noted more than 85 percent of the trafficaccident victims are motorcyclists. However, this year’s first nine months alsosaw an increase in the number of violations by coaches.
At the meeting, participants pointed towards thelimited awareness of commuters as causing the rampant violations of trafficrules, especially in rural areas and on national highways. They also criticisedsome localities for not being drastic enough in controlling overloaded trucks,managing urban construction, and dealing with encroachment on roads.
They added that there remain flaws in the 2008 Lawon Road Traffic, as well as the law on handling administrative violations and otherlegal documents relevant to traffic safety, thus affecting the enforcement oftraffic safety regulations.
Participants also clarified obstacles to theensuring of traffic safety, pointing out the responsibility of authorities, anddevising short- and long-term solutions to the problem. –VNA
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