Nghe An launches peak campaign to ensure traffic safety

On the afternoon of January 30, the Department of Transport held a launching ceremony to deploy a peak period to ensure traffic safety before, during and after the New Year, Lunar New Year and the Spring Festival of Canh Ty 2020.

Authorities respond to the launching ceremony of the peak period to ensure traffic safety. Photo: Thanh Le

In 2019, the work of ensuring traffic order and safety in Nghe An continued to have strong and positive changes. Traffic accidents decreased in all three criteria, including the number of cases, deaths and injuries.

However, with the increase in people and vehicles participating in traffic, the traffic infrastructure system, although invested in and developed, still fails to meet the requirements; violations of traffic order and safety are still very complicated, local traffic jams have occurred in Vinh city and other localities.

Chief Inspector of the Department of Transport Nguyen Sy Thang delivered the opening speech at the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Le

Many complicated gathering places, especially the situation of markets encroaching on the road and sidewalks; doing business on the sidewalk still occurs in many places; overloaded and oversized vehicles, passenger vans, buses, and taxis violating the Road Traffic Law occur frequently. Especially, the trend of 5-9 seat vehicles not registered for transport business but participating in transporting passengers (illegal vehicles) tends to increase, leading to many unfortunate accidents...

The Lunar New Year 2020 is approaching, the traffic density of people and vehicles participating in traffic will increase dramatically, requiring authorities to resolutely and synchronously deploy measures to create a breakthrough in ensuring traffic safety; control and minimize traffic accidents, creating a new change in awareness and behavior of traffic participants.

Deputy Director of the Department of Transport Nguyen Que Su gave a speech at the launching ceremony. Photo: Thanh Le

Immediately after the launching ceremony, the Department of Transport Inspectorate mobilized existing forces and equipment, increased coordination with functional units to strictly handle violations. Focus on inspecting and handling oversized and overloaded vehicles that affect traffic infrastructure; ensuring smooth traffic, avoiding traffic jams and traffic accidents; preventing vehicles from stopping, parking, and dropping off passengers in violation of regulations; illegal vehicles and bus stations; transporting prohibited goods; transport enterprises and vehicles not posting fares according to regulations...

During this peak period, the forces mobilized maximum available forces, means and equipment to coordinate with functional forces to strictly handle violations. Photo: Thanh Le

In the spirit of a decisive launch, the Transport sector hopes to create a premise to implement the plan "Traffic Safety Year 2020" with the goal of establishing order and traffic safety discipline throughout the province.