Hidden dangers from freight vehicles
(Baonghean.vn) - For profit, some business owners, vehicle owners and bus drivers have added bulky goods on the roof, even in the passenger compartment, which does not ensure traffic safety, environmental hygiene and risks affecting the health and lives of passengers on the vehicle.
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At Vinh market bus station, it is not difficult to see 45-51 seat passenger vans lining up to unload goods. One by one, cyclos, porters, and trucks stop by, load goods onto the passenger vans, and then leave. The goods loaded onto the vans are quite diverse, from crates, cardboard boxes, sacks, tires, to paint cans or metal sheets. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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The ceiling of this car is filled with bamboo baskets, bicycles and other miscellaneous items. In the passenger compartment, all kinds of goods are arranged everywhere, even on the seats, the back row of seats has also been removed to create more storage space. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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This other car was too "torn" and in the passenger compartment, the back seats had been removed to make room for cargo. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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A car travels from Phan Boi Chau Street (Vinh City) to National Highway 1. Bulky goods are stacked "to the ceiling" of the car, which is unsafe and poses many potential risks leading to accidents. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Passenger vans carrying bulky cargo on their roofs not only cause traffic safety problems, but also affect other vehicles on the road. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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According to Decree 46/2016/ND-CP, theArranging and securing luggage and goods in an unsafe manner; dropping luggage and goods on the vehicle onto the road; leaving goods in the passenger compartment. Vehicle owners must pay an administrative penalty with a fine of 600,000 VND to 800,000 VND. Photo: Thanh Cuong |