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International cooperation sought to increase traffic safety in Vietnam

2/4/19

A so-called Network of Excellence (NoE) on research to increase traffic safety in Vietnam with the participation of international universities and organisations (including Belgium’s Hasselt University), was launched at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 2. 

The project, which also gathers Vietnamese universities, state management agencies, and relevant business organisations, aims to build traffic safety policies and action programmes at the national and local levels for Vietnam based on the experience of Belgium in this field.

Vietnam has set the target of reducing 5-10 percent of traffic accidents and casualties each year under the country’s traffic safety strategy through 2021, with a vision to 2030, permanent vice president of the National Traffic Safety Committee Khuat Viet Hung said at the workshop.

Hung raised the fact that traffic accidents killed more than 8,000 people nationwide in 2018 and cause annual economic losses of 5-12 billion USD. The total damage during the 2015-2030 period is estimated at about 130 billion USD.

In the framework of NoE, Vietnamese and Belgium scientists will coordinate to find the key reasons behind traffic accidents in the country, as well as sharing domestic and international experience to increase traffic safety in Vietnam, he said.

Cooperation between the State, scientists, businesses, and organisations is important to ensuring traffic safety. However, the most important step lies in the awareness of traffic participants, he stressed, suggesting stricter punishment on violators.

The official also underlined that it is necessary to improve the legal system on traffic safety./.
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Gentle Moon 2/4/19 22:44

Vietnam is honoured to be the first representative of Asia to announce the country’s commitment to implementing the United Nations (UN)’s traffic accident reduction goal.

Red Star 2/4/19 22:51

Vietnam has taken many measures to reduce the number of traffic accidents, deaths and injuries. From 2012 to 2018, the country saw reductions across the three categories.

Vietnam Love 2/4/19 22:52

the Vietnamese Government is confident that with the joint effort of the international community and the governments of countries around the world as well as the support of global organisations and active participation of localities, departments and people, the traffic situation in Vietnam and the world will continue to be improved.

yobro yobro 2/4/19 22:53

Vietnam is the only country in Asia selected by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety to host the commitment launching ceremony to implement the UN’s traffic accident reduction goals.

Egan 2/4/19 22:58

The Vietnamese government’s effective directions and initiatives to reduce traffic accidents over the past decade, especially the implementation of regulations to wear helmets while riding motorbikes.

Robinson Jones 2/4/19 22:59

In Vietnam, the #3500LIVES campaign aims to remind people that every day 3,500 people are killed on the roads, thus raising their awareness of following traffic safety rules.

Alian 2/4/19 23:04

The authorities issued a plan on improving traffic safety for 2019, which detailed measures to raise public awareness and compliance with traffic rules, among others.

Kevin Evans 2/4/19 23:05

Surveillance cameras to monitor traffic violations will be installed on a trial basis in Hanoi and HCM City by 2020 and nationwide by 2022, according to the Government.

Roger Brown 2/4/19 23:07

Surveillance cameras and speed monitoring devices have been installed on several expressways in Vietnam to spot traffic violations. The images and data recorded are sent to an information centre and then transmitted to traffic police who are on duty along the route. The number of traffic violations has been reported to be declining in recent years.

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