Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged ministries, agencies,and localities to take more drastic measures to ensure traffic safety,particularly on the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year.
Speaking at an online conference in Hanoi on January 13, Phuc, who isalso head of the National Committee of Traffic Safety, asked the policeforces to heighten inspections and patrols and enforce regulations.
Specifically, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City should encourage the use ofpublic transport instead of individual vehicles. Quang Tri, Kon Tum,Vinh Long, Kien Giang and Ben Tre provinces that saw a rise of up to 10percent in traffic deaths in 2014 are asked to evaluate their policiesand make adjustments to reduce traffic accidents.
The Ministry of Transport together with local and municipal People’sCommittees need to ensure technical safety, reform the online ticketsales system, improve service quality, and create more favourable travelconditions for passengers during the traditional Tet holiday.
According to the Ministry of Transport, there were 25,322 trafficaccidents nationwide last year, killing 8,996 people and injuring 24,417others. The figures represent a 13.8 percent decrease in accidents, 4percent decrease in fatalities and 17.2 percent decrease in injuries.
Though no aviation accidents were reported in 2014,there were 91 cases of safety threats, a 177 percent increase from theprevious year. The power outage at the Ho Chi Minh City Area ControlCentre is considered the most serious of these events, after it causeddelays to three international transit flights and several other domesticroutes from Tan Son Nhat airport in November.
Online conference participants discussed effective models to reducetraffic accidents and proposed solutions to realising the 2015 NationalAssembly and Government target of decreasing the number of annualtraffic accidents nationwide by 5-10 percent.-VNA
Speaking at an online conference in Hanoi on January 13, Phuc, who isalso head of the National Committee of Traffic Safety, asked the policeforces to heighten inspections and patrols and enforce regulations.
Specifically, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City should encourage the use ofpublic transport instead of individual vehicles. Quang Tri, Kon Tum,Vinh Long, Kien Giang and Ben Tre provinces that saw a rise of up to 10percent in traffic deaths in 2014 are asked to evaluate their policiesand make adjustments to reduce traffic accidents.
The Ministry of Transport together with local and municipal People’sCommittees need to ensure technical safety, reform the online ticketsales system, improve service quality, and create more favourable travelconditions for passengers during the traditional Tet holiday.
According to the Ministry of Transport, there were 25,322 trafficaccidents nationwide last year, killing 8,996 people and injuring 24,417others. The figures represent a 13.8 percent decrease in accidents, 4percent decrease in fatalities and 17.2 percent decrease in injuries.
Though no aviation accidents were reported in 2014,there were 91 cases of safety threats, a 177 percent increase from theprevious year. The power outage at the Ho Chi Minh City Area ControlCentre is considered the most serious of these events, after it causeddelays to three international transit flights and several other domesticroutes from Tan Son Nhat airport in November.
Online conference participants discussed effective models to reducetraffic accidents and proposed solutions to realising the 2015 NationalAssembly and Government target of decreasing the number of annualtraffic accidents nationwide by 5-10 percent.-VNA
