Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong HoaBinh called on all people to comply with road traffic safety regulations at a TVprogramme in commemoration of victims of traffic accidents.
At the programme broadcast on the Vietnam Television channelon November 15 in response to the UN’s World Day of Remembrance for RoadTraffic Victims, participants spent a minute’s silence in memory of those wholost their lives in traffic accidents.
A minute’s silence in memory of those who lost their lives in traffic accidents (Photo: VNA)The Deputy PM noted that there has been a significantdecrease in the numbers of accidents, deaths, and injuries in recent years.However, Vietnam still recorded over 7,500 deaths caused by traffic accidents andclose to 15,000 victims with lifetime injuries on an annual basis.
He asked people to wear helmets and fasten their seatbeltswhen riding on the road, and say no to drunk driving and speeding.
Dr. Pham Gia Anh from the Vietnam – German FriendshipHospital in Hanoi, said the medical establishment annually treated up to 17,000urgent cases of road accidents in 2018 and 2019. However, the figure fell byabout 10 percent to 12,000 cases in the first ten months of this year, thedoctor added.
President of Toyota Motor Vietnam Ueda Hiroyuki said fromJapanese experience, traffic infrastructure improvement, education on trafficlaw for traffic participants, and the installation of safety equipment onvehicles are key factors.
Vice Chairman of the National Committee on Traffic SafetyKhuat Viet Hung said traffic infrastructure and transport services in Vietnamhave been significantly improved, while the issuance of Decree 100 hascontributed to reduce the number of accidents to the lowest in a decade.
The Government’s Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, coming into force onJanuary 1 this year, details fines for administrative violations in road andrailway traffic./.
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