Nghe An: 4,617 new cars registered in the first 6 months of 2020

Reporting at the thematic meeting of the Provincial People's Committee on traffic safety and order in the first 6 months of 2020, Mr. Hoang Phu Hien - Director of the Department of Transport said that from December 15, 2019 to May 14, 2020, there were 82 traffic accidents in the province, killing 62 people and injuring 50 people. Compared to the same period in 2019, there were 4 fewer accidents, 1 fewer death, and 5 fewer injuries.

Of which, there were 4 railway accidents, killing 4 people, an increase of 2 accidents and 2 deaths compared to the same period. There was 1 waterway accident, killing 2 people, an increase of 2 deaths compared to the same period.

Traffic Police of Vinh City Police analyze the violations for violators. Photo: Document

Traffic police recorded 32,337 administrative violations of traffic safety, issued decisions to fine 26,985 cases, and transferred to the State Treasury to collect fines of more than 31 billion VND. The Department of Transport Inspectorate inspected and recorded 740 violations, with fines of more than 2.5 billion VND. Some major violations include speeding in 3,984 cases, alcohol concentration in breath exceeding the permitted level in 898 cases, and drug presence in the body in 61 cases.

In the first 6 months of the year, 4,617 new cars, 45,802 motorbikes, 2,862 electric motorbikes were registered; bringing the total number of vehicles currently managed to 126,357 cars; 1,69,887 motorbikes, 96,640 electric motorbikes. Compared to 2019, cars increased by 11%; motorbikes and motorbikes increased by 5.2%; electric motorbikes increased by 18.2%.

From around 10:30 a.m., Ho Tung Mau Street, Vinh City often experiences traffic jams. Photo: Tien Hung

In the first 6 months of 2020, 171 driving tests were organized, more than 35,016 driving licenses of all classes were issued, and 8,404 new car driving licenses were issued.