Festival 'Children and Traffic Culture' in Nghe An

A burning issue

Traffic accidents are currently a burning issue for the whole society. The consequences of traffic accidents not only affect individuals and families but are also a major obstacle to the socio-economic development of the country and each locality.

In Vietnam, every day about 19 people die from traffic accidents; and nearly 1.7 times that number are injured in traffic accidents. According to the report of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, in the first 9 months of 2022, in Nghe An province, there were 115 traffic accidents that killed 77 people, injured 78 people, damaged 82 cars, 97 motorbikes and other vehicles.

Nghe An Provincial Youth Union presents gifts to Thanh Chuong 3 High School Youth Union. Photo: Le Thanh

In Thanh Chuong district alone, there were 8 traffic accidents that killed 8 people, injured 4 people, recorded 125 cases of alcohol concentration violations, 130 cases of speed violations and 84 cases of oversized and overloaded violations...

Direct causes of traffic accidents include non-compliance with traffic safety regulations due to violations of alcohol and drug concentrations; transporting goods that are overloaded or oversized; arbitrarily modifying vehicles; carrying more people than prescribed; speeding; not wearing helmets.

Giving standard helmets to students of Thanh Chuong 3 High School. Photo: Le Thanh

2022 continues to be chosen as the year of traffic safety with the theme "Building a culture of safe traffic associated with effective control of the COVID-19 epidemic" including 4 goals: raising awareness of self-compliance with the law and building a culture of safe traffic; reducing traffic accidents by 5-10% in terms of the number of cases, deaths and injuries.

Overcome traffic congestion on main traffic routes, key traffic hubs, in large cities and avoid traffic congestion when controlling the epidemic, and prevent infection and outbreaks of epidemics in transportation activities.

Giving gifts to disadvantaged students who strive to study well at Thanh Chuong 3 High School. Photo: Le Thanh

Youth union members are active propagandists.

Over the past time, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee has always identified the activities of the Youth Union participating in propaganda and maintaining traffic order and safety as one of the key tasks of the Youth Union and youth movement.

In which, directing all levels of the Youth Union to continue promoting propaganda and education on traffic safety laws for young people in many forms; diversifying media products on prohibited behaviors when participating in traffic.

Effectively deploy the campaign "Youth with traffic culture"; Promote the role of the models "Safe school gate", "Safe ferry terminal"; "Safe road - railway intersection"; Youth teams and groups participate in regulating and maintaining traffic order; commend typical youth with achievements in participating in ensuring traffic safety.

Thanh Chuong District Youth Union signed a commitment to respond to and implement the criteria of Traffic Safety Year 2022. Photo: Le Thanh

At the festival "Youth with traffic culture", on behalf of the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee, comrade Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union called on youth union members to promote their exemplary role and take the lead in implementing traffic safety laws.

Actively participate in the campaign "Youth with traffic culture" focusing on specific and practical actions, such as: Do not drink alcohol when participating in traffic; wear standard helmets when participating in traffic; do not participate in illegal racing, drive in the correct lane and road section.

Launching the youth team participating in ensuring traffic order and safety in Cat Ngan cluster. Photo: Le Thanh

Each youth union member becomes an active propagandist to encourage young people and people of all walks of life to strictly comply with the provisions of the law and have good behavior and civilized conduct when participating in traffic; gradually building a traffic-friendly society, full of humanity and without accidents.

“Young people today must constantly strive to study, overcome difficulties and rise up; build for themselves a beautiful lifestyle, create habits of behaving in a civilized and lawful manner; consider voluntary compliance with the law on ensuring traffic order and safety as an ethical standard for young people in the new era” - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy emphasized.

A skit to propagate and educate about compliance with the Road Traffic Safety Law. Photo: Le Thanh

The Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee also requested that all levels of Youth Union, Association and Pioneer Organization continue to strengthen advisory work for Party committees and authorities at all levels to strongly apply digital transformation in propaganda and education work, ensuring traffic order and safety.

On this occasion, to encourage and motivate disadvantaged students of Thanh Chuong 3 High School to study well, the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee and the Thanh Chuong District Party Committee Standing Committee presented 10 gifts to 10 students, each worth 500,000 VND and 1 helmet. The Provincial Police also presented 10 gifts to 10 students, each worth 500,000 VND.

Driving safety instructions for students. Photo: Le Thanh

At the festival, the Standing Committee of Thanh Chuong District Youth Union introduced the youth team participating in ensuring traffic order and safety in Cat Ngan cluster.

A series of activities at the festival include: Communication contest "Students with traffic culture" 2022 at Thanh Chuong 3 High School. Golden Bell contest "Students with traffic culture" at Phong Thinh Secondary School.

Disseminate legal knowledge on traffic safety to youth union members and train safe driving skills at Thanh Chuong 3 High School and Phong Thinh Secondary School. Visit and give gifts to the Green - Clean - Beautiful - Traffic Safety road in Lien Chung hamlet, Phong Thinh commune (a commune that meets new rural standards).

Traffic safety knowledge test of students of Thanh Chuong 3 High School. Photo: Le Thanh

The series of "Youth and Traffic Safety" festivals in 2022 was organized by the Provincial Youth Union Standing Committee in 4 districts: Thanh Chuong, Nam Dan, Quy Hop and Nghia Dan. Thereby, it aims to demonstrate the determination of the Youth Union chapters at all levels in the province, in contributing to join hands with all levels and sectors to minimize traffic accidents.

Golden Bell Contest “Students with traffic culture” at Phong Thinh Secondary School. Photo: Le Thanh

This is a practical activity towards the Law Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on November 9, welcoming the 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, term 2022 - 2027./.