Improving road traffic safety assessment and inspection

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 12, in Vinh City, the Ministry of Transport held a training conference on "Improving the work of assessing and verifying road traffic safety".

Attending were leaders of the National Traffic Safety Committee, Ministry of Transport, representatives of Traffic Safety Board, Department of Transport of provinces and cities.

Implementing the Resolution of the Government and the Directive of the Central Party Secretariat on solutions to curb the increase and gradually reduce traffic accidents and traffic congestion, many solutions have been proposed and many projects have been implemented to minimize damage caused by traffic accidents. Although accidents have been curbed and reduced over the years, the reduction is not deep and not sustainable.

According to statistics from the National Traffic Safety Committee, in the first 9 months of 2016, there were 15,411 accidents nationwide, killing 6,440 people and injuring 13,437 people. Compared to the same period in 2015, there were 1,275 fewer accidents, 133 fewer deaths, and 1,747 fewer injuries.

Delegates attending the conference.

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Hong Ky - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of Nghe An Department of Transport emphasized: Traffic accidents occur due to people, vehicles and roads. In addition to propaganda and education to raise awareness of compliance when participating in traffic, strict inspection of vehicles, ensuring safety for traffic infrastructure is very necessary. From the beginning, the examination and assessment work needs to focus on surveying and designing to accurately and specifically assess other related impacts such as weather and environmental factors... This helps to minimize the risks that lead to traffic accidents.

Conference overview.

The conference also heard representatives from the Institute of Transport Strategy and Development, Vietnam Road Administration, University of Construction, and 3M Vietnam Company Limited present papers related to the role and position of traffic safety inspection and assessment in groups of solutions to ensure traffic safety; legal regulations and implementation status of inspection and assessment; new regulations in the National technical regulation on road signs QCVN41:2016/BGTVT; and regulations on reflective film standards of road sign systems in the US and lessons learned for Vietnam.

Traffic safety assessment of road works to improve safety conditions of traffic infrastructure.

This conference, organized by the Ministry of Transport, is an opportunity for delegates and experts to exchange opinions, viewpoints and solutions to limit traffic accidents caused by causes related to traffic infrastructure./.

Thu Huyen