Strictly implement the Prime Minister's telegram on ensuring traffic order and safety during the April 30 and May 1 holidays

On the morning of April 24, comrade Truong Hoa Binh - Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee chaired the National Online Conference to review the work of ensuring traffic order and safety in the first quarter and deploy the plan for the second quarter.

Attending at Nghe An bridge point were comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee and members of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee. Photo: Thu Giang

The first quarter is the peak period for traffic order and safety (TTATGT) with Tet holidays, Spring Festivals, increased travel demand, increased traffic volume, and increased alcohol consumption. In particular, this is the time of the 2nd US-North Korea Summit and the official friendly visit of Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong-un to Vietnam.

However, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh assessed that thanks to the drastic direction of the Prime Minister and the participation of ministries, branches and localities, the traffic safety and order situation nationwide continued to be ensured, with many practical and noteworthy changes.

In particular, all three criteria of number of cases, number of deaths and number of injuries due to traffic accidents continued to decrease by more than 10%.

Traffic accident situation in the first 3 months of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 nationwide. Graphics: Huu Quan

Besides the achieved results, in the first quarter, the work of ensuring traffic safety and order still had some shortcomings and limitations.

“There are limitations that have existed for many years, although there have been instructions from the Prime Minister and the National Traffic Safety Committee, they have not been completely overcome,” noted Mr. Truong Hoa Binh. For example, violations of traffic safety laws, violations of road, railway and urban traffic safety corridors are still common in many places; the situation of drivers using drugs and stimulants has emerged at a worrying level…

The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister emphasized a number of key tasks in the second quarter, requesting the National Traffic Safety Committee, ministries, branches and localities to continue implementing Resolution No. 12/NQ-CP dated February 19, 2019 on strengthening traffic safety and order and preventing traffic congestion in the 2019-2021 period and Plan No. 48/KH-UBATGTQG dated January 31, 2019 of the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh speaks at the conference. Photo: VGP/Le Son

Comrade Truong Hoa Binh pointed out the immediate tasks, requesting the National Traffic Safety Committee to continue urging ministries, branches and localities to implement the 2019 Traffic Safety Year, first of all strictly implementing the Prime Minister's Official Dispatch No. 402/CD-TTg dated April 10, 2019 on strengthening solutions to ensure traffic order and safety during the April 30 and May 1, 2019 holidays.

The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister also assigned the Ministry of Transport to ensure the best infrastructure and transportation services to serve people's travel needs during the holidays, promptly put the Cat Linh elevated railway into operation with quality and on schedule, speed up the construction of metro lines in Ho Chi Minh City...; the Ministry of Public Security to strictly handle traffic accidents, especially serious cases that cause outrage in society...