Vietnamese
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 12 issued Official Dispatch 132/CD-TTg, requiring ministries, sectors and localities to take critical measures to better ensure traffic order and safety.
Under the Dispatch, the Premier said that, recent years witnessed a substantial decrease in traffic-related fatalities and notable improvements in enforcing traffic laws. Key achievements include strict actions against overloaded vehicles, trucks with unauthorized modifications, and drivers operating under the influence of alcohol.
However, traffic congestion remains a constant challenge in major cities and key national highways while traffic safety measures have not been carried out regularly and drastically in several regions.
Hence, he orders ministers, leaders of ministerial-level agencies and governmental agencies, and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees to complete specific roadmaps for the effective implementation of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety and the Law on Road, ensuring that sub-law documents might be carried out harmoniously from January 1, 2025.
They must enhance inspection, detect and mete out strict punishments for any Party organizations, members and officials that violate related policies from the Party and State. Measures should be proposed to improve the responsibilities of organizations and individuals during the implementation process.
Additionally, due attention must be given to the communications work to raise public awareness of traffic safety and order, contributing to building traffic safety culture, and acceleration of digital transformation and application of scientific and technological advance in traffic management.
Plans and strategies to prevent traffic accidents and maintain traffic order and safety to serve the people during the New Year, the Lunar New Year and spring festivals in 2025.
The Ministry of Public Security is tasked to direct competent agencies and localities to intensify traffic patrols, focusing on such critical violations as drunk driving, overloaded vehicles, and illegal transport services.
The Ministry of Transport is asked to step up infrastructure development, identify and address traffic accident-prone zones, and improve driver training and vehicle inspection processes.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education and Training must join hands with the Ministry of Public Security and provincial-level People’s Committees to enhance traffic safety education at schools.
The Ministry of Information and Communications will take responsible for leading public awareness campaigns, capitalizing on media channels, and directing network service providers to promote traffic safety culture and legal compliance.
By: VLLF
