Dialogue to find solutions to reduce traffic accidents in rural Nghe An
The dialogue conference aims to grasp the recommendations and thoughts of cadres, members and farmers on traffic safety work in rural areas of Nghe An.
On May 28, in Nam Dan district, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union, the National Traffic Safety Committee coordinated with the Provincial Farmers' Union and the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee to organize a dialogue conference on "Strengthening traffic order and safety in rural areas" in 2024.
Attending and directing the conference were representatives of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union, the Provincial Farmers' Union, the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee; representatives of leaders of departments and branches of Nam Dan district and a large number of cadres, members and farmers of Nam Dan district.
Speaking at the opening of the conference, comrade Vu Quoc Huy - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Social Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union stated: Currently, in some rural areas, the awareness of traffic law compliance of some people is still limited, and violations of traffic safety regulations are still common.
Rural traffic accidents are a worrying issue. Violations of road safety corridors, encroachment on sidewalks and roadsides, and the use of road vehicles that do not meet traffic conditions still occur, posing potential risks to traffic safety.
In Nghe An, in the first 5 months of 2024, there were 174 traffic accidents; killing 101 people and injuring 111 people. Particularly, traffic accidents related to inter-commune and inter-district roads in rural areas, there were 22 accidents, killing 15 people and injuring 17 people.
Reality shows that the road traffic infrastructure system is still inadequate, substandard, and cannot really meet the increasing number of vehicles participating in traffic.
In addition, people's awareness when participating in traffic is still limited; propaganda, dissemination and education of laws on traffic safety and order are still heavily formal, mainly calling, cheering, encouraging and motivating, without paying attention to communication with the goal of changing awareness and behavior in traffic participation.
At the dialogue conference, opinions focused on a group of issues: The current situation of rural traffic, people's concerns in the process of implementing the Party's policies and the State's laws on traffic safety, especially the Road Traffic Law...
Delegates also listened to presentations on the current traffic safety situation in the province in recent times; basic solutions to ensure traffic order and safety in the coming time; the role of the Farmers' Association in propagating and raising awareness of traffic safety for members; sharing experiences in ensuring rural traffic safety from the grassroots level...
Concluding the conference, comrade Vo Van Phong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association emphasized: After this dialogue conference, Farmers' Associations at all levels continue to promote propaganda and dissemination of traffic safety laws to raise people's awareness and consciousness when participating in traffic, not violating the Road Traffic Law; not violating traffic safety corridors;
Improve the quality of operations of models, Farmers' Clubs with traffic safety, self-management teams to ensure security, order and traffic safety; Spread good deeds and beautiful images of farmers participating in coordinating to ensure traffic order and safety.
Maintain and develop farmers' movements to participate in ensuring traffic safety, focusing on the movement: Building "bright - green - clean - beautiful - safe" roads; clearing drainage, clearing bushes, cleaning the environment of inter-village and inter-commune roads... to contribute to ensuring rural traffic safety in the area.
