Nghe An issues directive strictly prohibiting impact and intervention in the inspection and handling of violations of traffic safety and order.

In recent times, with the drastic participation of the entire political system, the situation of order and traffic safety (ATGT) in the province has changed positively, traffic accidents have been controlled and reduced compared to the previous year. However, through monitoring, the situation of traffic accidents (TNGT) in the province is still complicated; the number of cases and deaths due to traffic accidents remains high.

Accident scene in the area passing through Ha Nam village, Dinh Son commune, Anh Son district. Photo courtesy of CTV

Some of the main causes leading to the potential risk of traffic accidents are: The awareness of compliance with traffic safety laws of a number of traffic participants and drivers is still limited, traffic safety violations still occur frequently, especially behaviors such as: using alcohol, stimulants while driving; not obeying traffic signs and signals, speeding, driving in the wrong lane, road section, carrying overloaded or oversized goods, arbitrarily renovating; changing the size of the vehicle's body, trunk... In many cases, violators are officials, civil servants, and workers in agencies and units.

The propaganda work on traffic safety laws in some units and localities has not created a widespread influence and is not effective. Some local authorities and functional agencies have not really intervened to promptly prevent and strictly handle traffic safety violations, and the situation of encroachment on the roadside is still common...

In addition to the camera system for fines, the traffic police force has increased patrols and controls to promptly detect speeding vehicles. Photo: Dang Cuong

To promptly rectify the above situation, improve the effectiveness of ensuring traffic order and safety in the coming time, especially in agencies, units and localities in the province. In Directive No. 19/CT-UBND, the Provincial People's Committee requests:

-Directors of departments, heads of branches, organizations, unions, heads of agencies, units and localities:It is necessary to enhance the leadership and direction role in ensuring traffic order and safety; at the same time, thoroughly educate cadres, party members, civil servants, union members, and members of socio-political organizations to be exemplary in implementing regulations on ensuring traffic order and safety. Strictly handle units, cadres, and civil servants of state management agencies that violate regulations on ensuring traffic order and safety as well as in performing official duties. At the same time, strictly prohibit cadres, party members, civil servants, and public employees from the provincial level to the commune, village, hamlet, and village levels from influencing or interfering with the handling of violations of traffic order and safety by the force directly inspecting and handling violations of traffic order and safety. Determined to create changes in compliance with regulations on traffic order and safety within agencies and organizations, attaching responsibility to the heads of the government and localities in ensuring traffic order and safety.

- Provincial Police:

Direct the Police of units and localities to strengthen patrols and control, strictly handle violations of traffic safety order, focusing on acts with high risk of causing traffic accidents, such as: Violating alcohol concentration, speed; drivers with drugs in their bodies; overloaded or oversized cargo vehicles, arbitrarily changing the size of the walls and boxes; inland waterway vehicles carrying goods beyond the safe waterline, without registration or inspection, carrying goods without invoices or documents...

Traffic police of Vinh city police check alcohol concentration. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In the process of handling traffic violations, for violators who are civil servants, public employees, armed forces, or party members, in addition to handling them according to regulations, the police of units and localities must be directed to fully report the violations to the agencies, units, and party organizations.gof violators to handle responsibility according to regulations.

Coordinate with relevant units to continue reviewing and assessing the current status of traffic routes to propose to competent authorities to promptly remedy unreasonable traffic organization, resolve "black spots", complex traffic routes with potential risks of causing traffic accidents and keep records to monitor the remedy. In case after 2 petitions, the remedy is not organized or there is no response on the reason for not remedying, causing serious consequences, it is necessary to advise on strict handling in accordance with the provisions of law. Direct to speed up the investigation progress, strictly, promptly and legally handle traffic accidents to serve social prevention work.

Checking speeding vehicles from the camera system on National Highway 1A. Photo: Dang Cuong

- Department of Transport:

Tighten management of transport business activities, strengthen inspection and examination of compliance with regulations on transport business by automobile; continue to promote vehicle load control activities, check the size of vehicle body according to authority; prioritize checking load, size of vehicle body at the place of departure or near warehouses, ports, yards, material mines, places where goods are gathered onto cars; in which, focus on vehicles carrying sand, soil, and construction stone on provincial roads.

Directing to step up inspection, examination and close supervision of training, testing and issuance of driving licenses; rectify the inspection of road motor vehicles at inspection centers in the province (resolutely not inspecting vehicles with extended walls or bodies, or vehicles that do not meet technical safety conditions...).

A violating vehicle was forced to be taken to a workshop for cutting. Photo: VH

Strengthen the inspection and control of compliance with legal regulations on inland waterway traffic safety, resolutely suspend the operations of ports, wharves and inland waterway vehicles that do not fully comply with legal regulations. Review and advise the Provincial People's Committee to issue regulations on the management of tourist transport activities by inland waterways; regulations on the management of floating restaurants and means of entertainment services,gwater recreation in the area.

Strengthen inspection, supervision, monitoring and guidance for localities and relevant units in clearing violations and preventing re-encroachment of road and railway traffic safety corridors in the whole province according to the content of Resolution No.27/2001/NQ-HDND dated December 9, 2021 of the Provincial People's Council and Plan No. 36/KH-UBND dated January 20, 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee; propose to handle responsibilities for organizations and individuals that cause violations according to regulations.

Nghe An Department of Transport inspection team checks overloaded vehicles on Ho Chi Minh trail. Photo courtesy of CTV

Preside over and coordinate with sectors and People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to review and handle (or propose solutions to handle) "black spots", spots with potential risks of traffic accidents and congestion; review and propose funding to improve traffic organization, warning systems, and driver guidance in conditions of long, steep mountain passes and many curves on roads in the province, especially roads in mountainous districts.

- Department of Education and Training:

Direct schools to strengthen coordination with parents to regularly remind and educate children to voluntarily comply with traffic rules, wear helmets when riding motorbikes; not to drive motorbikes when underage or without a driver's license; not togWhen handing over motorbikes or scooters to their children who are underage, the head of the general education institution is required to sign and make a commitment with the parents to ensure traffic safety for their children.

Coordinate with relevant agencies and units to strengthen propaganda and instruct students on safe traffic skills with motorbikes, electric motorbikes, electric bicycles, and bicycles suitable for each grade level, and at the same time, replicate the model "Safe traffic school gate", contributing to raising awareness of parents and students when participating in traffic.g.

Propagating traffic safety laws to students in Thai Hoa town. Photo: Duc Vu

- Department of Health:

Coordinate with the Department of Transport to strengthen inspection and closely monitor health check-ups and establish periodic health monitoring books for drivers in accordance with regulations, improve the capacity of existing medical facilities, and ensure access and emergency care for accident victims.gtraffic according to regulations.

Strengthen inspection and closely monitor health examinations for drivers at transport businesses and learners at driving training facilities; promptly notify authorities when detecting drivers causing traffic accidents using beer, alcohol, or stimulants.

- CChairman of People's Committee, Head of Traffic Safety Committee of districts, cities and towns:Promote the spirit and responsibility of leaders, regularly inspect the implementation of traffic safety work of affiliated agencies and units.

Directing the resolute resolution of the situation of encroachment on roads, roadsides, sidewalks, and traffic safety corridors for business, trading, market meetings, and setting up wedding tents... causing traffic obstruction and posing a high risk of traffic accidents; focusing on mobilizing forces to clear traffic safety corridors according to Resolution No.27/2021/NQ-HĐND dated 09/12/2021 of the Provincial People's Council and Plan No. 36/KH People's Committee on 2nd0/01/2022 of the Provincial People's Committee.

Directing district-level departments, offices and units to effectively carry out propaganda and mobilization work.g, committed to complying with traffic safety regulations; directed district-level police forces to strengthen patrols, control, and strictly handle violations of traffic safety order on roads under their management.

Illegal construction was cleared by the authorities of Thanh Thuy commune, Thanh Chuong district. Photo: Quang Nguyen

Directing the authorities at ward and commune levels to strengthen the propaganda and reminding of traffic safety regulations to transport business units in the area; grasping relevant information about people and means of transporting passengers and goods of transport business units that show signs of carrying overloaded goods, exceeding the limit size, arbitrarily changing the size of walls, containers... to promptly inform and reflect to the authorities to prevent, handle and prevent traffic accidents.

- Standing Committee of Provincial Traffic Safety Committee:Proactively advise and propose the establishment of working groups to inspect, supervise and urge agencies, units and localities in implementing this content; periodically summarize and report to the Provincial People's Committee the implementation results, propose rewards for collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements; criticize, review and handle responsibilities for units and individuals who do not seriously fulfill their assigned responsibilities in ensuring traffic order and safety.

Representatives of departments and branches witnessed the signing ceremony of the commitment to strictly comply with the law on traffic safety and order between students, schools and parents. Photo: My Ha

The Provincial People's Committee also requested the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, Provincial Youth Union, Provincial Labor Federation, Provincial Red Cross, Provincial Women's Union, Provincial Veterans Association, Provincial Farmers' Association; press and radio agencies to step up propaganda, dissemination and education of laws on road, railway and inland waterway traffic safety and order; to propagate deeply and widely to all subjects, especially youth, workers, students, civil servants, public employees, laborers, passenger and freight drivers; to promote the role of political and social organizations to step up the implementation of the campaign.The movement "All people participate in ensuring traffic order and safety" is practical and effective.