Nail scattering on the road recurs
(Baonghean) -After a period of calm, "nail thieves" on national highways are showing signs of resuming their activities. According to the leaders and many workers of Haivina Kim Lien Company Limited, since the beginning of the year, when participating in traffic on National Highway 46A through Nam Giang Commune (Nam Dan), the situation of motorbikes having flat tires due to crushing nails and sharp objects has continuously occurred...
At around 11am on August 23, under the scorching sun, while driving on National Highway 46A, through Nam Giang commune, Mr. Le Van Cong (in Nam Linh commune, Nam Dan) had to stop his car to pull out a diamond-shaped nail stuck in the rear wheel. The nail was about 2cm long, with both ends sharpened and bent. "The car was running smoothly, suddenly the steering wheel wobbled, looking down at the tire, there was no air left. After walking for a few dozen meters, I saw someone going in the opposite direction, carrying tire repair tools, running over to offer to patch the tire. Even though the tire repairman "screamed" at the price of 30,000 VND for a patch, I had to accept it. Luckily, I was driving slowly at that time, otherwise it would have been very dangerous to my life." - Mr. Le Van Cong indignantly said.
People have to push their carts because they got nails stuck in them while participating in traffic.
on Highway 46.
Similarly, with the same route as Mr. Cong, Ms. Nguyen Thi Le (worker at Haivina Kim Lien Company Limited) indignantly said: "Earlier this week, on the way to work, my bike suddenly shook violently, wobbled and almost fell, stopped and saw that the rear tire was flat. I went to a roadside repair shop, opened it up to see, the inner tube was stuck with a diamond-shaped nail nearly 2cm long, cutting several holes, had to replace the inner tube for 70,000 VND. About two weeks ago, my bike's inner tube was also punctured by a nail, had to replace the inner tube for 80,000 VND. In less than a month, I had to replace the inner tube twice, where would I get the money back? That is not as important as the lives and property of road users who are always lurking, which can be dangerous and damaging at any time, if unfortunately a nail hits the front wheel, while driving at high speed".
Recently, the Ministry of Transport has drafted a draft on administrative sanctions in the field of road and railway traffic to replace the previous Decrees 34 and 71. One of the contents that many people are interested in is: A fine of 5 - 8 million VND for the act of spreading nails, throwing nails or other sharp objects, pouring oil or slippery substances on the road; stretching ropes or objects across the road, leaving bricks, soil, stones or other objects that directly endanger people and vehicles participating in traffic... This proposal is made to strictly punish actions that affect the lives of traffic participants. |
According to our records, at a place with a sign for pumping and patching tires about 400m from the area near Haivina Kim Lien Company, in less than 3 hours, 6 vehicles of all kinds were brought in to have their tires patched. Of these, only one vehicle ran out of air due to a leak in the old patch, the rest were all hit by the same type of screw in a suspicious way. With a price of 20,000 VND for each patch, this mechanic pocketed over 100,000 VND. Nam Giang Industrial Park, not only has a large number of workers getting off work, but also many heavy trucks are circulating on this route. If a motorbike accidentally hits a nail, weak steering can easily crash into a car, tractor... serious consequences will occur. It is necessary to quickly handle the root cause of "nail bandits" from the stage of spreading nails to the places that overcharge for tire patches.
It can be seen that there are too many tire repair stations with field teams, and many people suddenly have their cars punctured by nails or flat tires, making people wonder: Is there or is there not nail and sharp objects being spread on National Highway 46A!? The authorities, especially the local police force, need to investigate the above situation, to ensure safety and limit financial and vehicle losses for traffic participants on this road.
Ngoc Anh
