More traffic control, public transport needed to cut accidents in Vietnam's rural areas
Friday, February 27, 2015, 13:41 GMT+7
As most of the traffic accidents over the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday occurred in rural areas in Vietnam, a senior traffic official has suggested that traffic control be tightened and public transport be provided to these areas to improve road safety.
Khuat Viet Hung, deputy chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, offered the suggestion in a recent interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about what should be done to strengthen traffic safety and reduce the number of accidents and the resulting deaths and injuries.
According to the committee’s statistics, 536 traffic accidents occurred nationwide over the nine-day Tet holiday, from February 15 to 23, causing 317 deaths and 509 injuries.
