National Traffic Safety Committee surveys alcohol use among road users

(Baonghean.vn) -On the morning of May 16, the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee had a working session with the survey team of the Project "Initiative to improve the situation of alcohol use and driving in Vietnam" in the period of 2013 - 2015 of the National Traffic Safety Committee and the International Center for Alcohol Policy (ICAP).

Attending the working session, on the side of the survey delegation were Mr. Nguyen Trong Thai - Chief of Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee, representative of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, leaders of ICAP. On the side of Nghe An province, there were representatives of the leaders of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, the Departments of Health, Justice, Transport and Communications, Provincial Police, Provincial Youth Union...

Overview of the working session.

The project "Initiative to improve the situation of alcohol use and driving in Vietnam" has the following basic contents: Strengthening the capacity of officials participating in the project implementation, officials participating in ensuring traffic safety and order, providing machinery and equipment...; effectively organizing communication campaigns on traffic safety and order; implementing measures to detect and enforce against subjects using alcohol when participating in traffic... According to Mr. Nguyen Trong Thai, phase 1 of the project has been implemented for 3 years in Da Nang city and has achieved good results. Nghe An is a province with National Highway 1 passing through, a large population, and a rather complicated traffic safety situation, so in the coming time, the National Traffic Safety Committee will study to implement the project "Initiative to improve the situation of alcohol use and driving in Vietnam" in Nghe An.

Traffic Safety Committee representative reports on traffic safety and order situation in the area.

At the meeting, the representative of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee reported on the traffic safety situation, the representative of the Provincial Police reported on the current situation of alcohol use by traffic participants; the preventive measures that the forces participating in ensuring traffic safety in the province have implemented; and affirmed that if the project is implemented, it will contribute to helping Nghe An further improve traffic safety and order in the area. The members of the survey team had in-depth discussions on the situation of alcoholic beverage production, the awareness of producers and users, the capacity to perform the task of detecting alcohol users in Nghe An...

After fully grasping the information, on behalf of the working group, Mr. Nguyen Trong Thai highly appreciated the coordination between the Traffic Safety Committee and relevant departments, agencies and branches in Nghe An in ensuring traffic safety and order; affirming that this will be the premise for the successful implementation of the project. In response to Nghe An's determination, at the working session, Mr. Nguyen Trong Thai concluded that the group will continue to survey some more localities but will pay attention so that the project can be implemented in Nghe An.

Nhat Lan