VietnamVietnam
SITUATION TRAFFIC SAFETY AND
SOME SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE
A C ACC S ATRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN VIET NAM
MD. MA. Nguyen Thi Van Anh Hanoi Department of HealthHanoi Department of Health
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE WORD
• In the Word, by traffic accident have 140,000 injury personsby traffic accidents per day, over 3,000 dealths and 15,000disabled all life. An estimated, in 2020 number dealth anddisabled all life will more increase 60%, traffic accident onthe road become frist weight in the Word, specialist inthe road become frist weight in the Word, specialist indeveloping countries
• Damage by traffic accidents in the Word about 520 billion• Damage by traffic accidents in the Word about 520 billionUSD.
• Now, 90% of dealth and injury in the developing countries bythe traffic accidents, among them brain trauma is first reasonof dealth and injury (in Europe countries, dealth of braino de d ju y ( u ope cou es, de o btrauma make up 75% in motocycle accidents and 88% in othercountries).
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON ROAD
TRAFFIC SAFETY IN VIETNAMTRAFFIC SAFETY IN VIETNAM• Like other developing countries in Asia and Africa,
traffic accidents in Vietnam have been increasing attraffic accidents in Vietnam have been increasing atthe alarming growth rate in the recent years.
• To face the problem, the Government has focused ontraffic enforcement. From the beginning of 2002, theR l ti T ffi l d th l t d d tResolution, Traffic law and other related documentwere issued in order to control traffic accident.Active participation of traffic police was consideredActive participation of traffic police was consideredas the most improvement on this field. Number ofroad accidents has been reduced a litter as a result ofstrong efforts made by the Government.
Figure 1. Road Traffic Accident by Year
30,000
35,000
20,000
25,000
10,000
15,000
0
5,000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Accident cases Fatalities Injuries
Figure 1 shows that from 1990 up to 2002, number of trafficg p ,accidents, fatalities, and injuries continuing increased at 10 - 30%, 5 -35%, and 5 - 45% per year, respectively (see figure 1).
Figure 2. Place of Traffic Accident in 2004
Urban road
Other road7%
National Highway
50%Province
road31%
Province road12%
Review of the existing situation of road traffic safety in the countryReview of the existing situation of road traffic safety in the country,place of accident, gender affecting and road accident maker should beanalyzed. According to the statistic, 50% of total accidents wereh i l d k d 31% f h l bhappen on national road network and 31% of a whole number wereoccurred on urban roads, while a share of accidents which occurred onprovince roads and others are smaller (12% and 7%, respectively).p ( , p y)Most of accidents were on national roads shows that speeding and poorconsciousness of road users are the main reason of accident.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY IN VIETNAMTRAFFIC SAFETY IN VIETNAM
Figure 3. Gender Distribution on Traffic
Considering gender distribution of
female19%distribution of
accident, it is revealed that most of road
id t daccident were caused by male (81% among the total) while )accidents from female were small (only 19% among the total)
male81%
among the total).
GENERAL INTRODUCTION ON ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY IN VIETNAMTRAFFIC SAFETY IN VIETNAM
Figure 4. Road User on Traffic Accident in 2004
Analysis of road accident in terms of road users data
other7%
g
terms of road users, data shows that most of accident were made by motorcycle d i ( d 70% f t t l
car driver25%
drivers (around 70% of total accidents in recent years). It is reasonable because
motorcyclist
68%motorcycle is the main transport mode in Vietnam.
68%
Figure 5. Analysis of the Cause of Road Traffic Accident in 2004of Road Traffic Accident in 2004
Speeding
34%2%7%
15%Irregular passing
Problem ofobservation
22%9%11%
2% Drunk driving
Vehicle underconditionMi d t di22%9% Mis-understandingof the reasonOther
Analysis of travel behavior of road user reveals main reasons of roadtraffic accident including speeding (occupied more than 34% amongg p g ( p gthe total), illegal passing (22%). Poor awareness of people on trafficsafety is main reason to cause accident.
SUPPORT AND JOIN OF VIETNAM GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE FOR REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
The legislation to prohibits or restricts the use of non-standard motorcycle helmets- Legislation in Vietnam stipulates the use of standardmotorcycle helmet. According to the DecreeN 32/2007/NQ CP d d 29 J 2007 b h P iNo.32/2007/NQ-CP dated 29 June 2007 by the PrimeMinister, from 15 September 2007, all motorcycledrivers and passengers required wearing motorcycledrivers and passengers required wearing motorcyclehelmet in national highway, and from 15 December2007, all people require to wear helmet on all roads,, p p q ,and people without helmet wearing will be punished100.000 – 200.000 VND (equivalent to 6 – 12 USD)by traffic police. So in the survey, 98% intervieweesown their helmets
From 15 December 2007, all people require to wear helmet on all roads
SUPPORT AND JOIN OF VIETNAM GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE FOR REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
Propagandize- Have campaign about used helmet in the schools- Have campaign about used helmet in the schools,give helmet and guide traffic law for children
- Have helmet campaign in community and now,motorcycle helmet is the hot issue that is
di d th h lti M di dpropagandized through many multi mass Medias, andthen Vietnamese thought of their responsibility forjoining that campaignjo g t at ca pa g
- Give helmet for government staffs and require themg qcommit used helmet when in the road
The Campaign aboutused helmet in theschools, give helmet andguide traffic law forchildren
People without helmet wearing will be punished 100 000 200 000 VND100.000 – 200.000 VND (equivalent to 6 – 12 USD) by traffic policeby traffic police
SUPPORT AND JOIN OF VIETNAM GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE FOR REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
The legislation to prohibits or restricts the importand the sale of non-standard motorcycle helmetAccording to the “National technical regulation onprotective helmets for motorcycle and moped users”(QCVN 2 2008/BKHCN) th i t d l f(QCVN 2: 2008/BKHCN), the import and sale ofhelmets are also mentioned. By that, helmet importedand sale are required to have clear source-qmanufacture, certification sticker, standardrequirement, testing sample, etc.A di h D N 50/2006/QĐ TT d dAccording to the Decree No.50/2006/QĐ–TTg dated07 March 2006 on list of products and goods toquality testing, motorcycle helmets should be testedquality testing, motorcycle helmets should be testedbefore import, distribution and sale in the market.
In case of sale non-standard helmets, those motorcycle helmets are documentedhelmets are documented, confiscated, and throw away(According to the Decree N 06/2008/ND CP d d 16No.06/2008/ND-CP dated 16 January 2008)
Helmet imported and sale are required to have clear
fsource-manufacture, certification sticker, standard requirement,standard requirement, testing sample
Non - standard Helmet in Vietnam
CONCLUSSION
Although the traffic law has come into forceAlthough the traffic law has come into force,understanding and sense of complying with itof some people are not highof some people are not high.
Vi i h l d ’Vietnam is very hot, so some people don’twant to wear helmet in summer
There are still cases of riding motorbike rightg gafter drinking beer, alcohol.
Th i th l i l ti i Vi t b t th t d dCONCLUSSION
There is the legislation in Vietnam about the standardof motorcycle helmets. By that regulation, themanufacture the import the sale and the use of non-manufacture, the import, the sale and the use of nonstandard helmets are not allowed. However, financialpunishment is still lacking due to lack of financialpunishment regulation, traffic police do not catchthose people. In some case, the traffic police could
i d h l l d f h iremind that people only and most of case they ignorethem because of high speed and high volume ofmotorcycle traffic on the roadmotorcycle traffic on the road.Testing of imported helmet is very limited due to lackof time and budget then quality of imported helmetsof time and budget, then quality of imported helmetsis mostly visible but not quantitative evaluated.
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS
Promote communications for the people to understand andcomply with traffic law and set up regulations and mechanismfor seriously punishing the offendersfor seriously punishing the offenders.
Mass media to have campaign and propagation for people touse standard helmets and impacts of using non-standardhelmets.
The Government to have enforcement with punishmentsolution and to strictly deal with the manufacture, the import,the distribution and the use of non-standard helmetsthe distribution and the use of non-standard helmets.
The Market Management Unit to enhance inspection andcontrol to discover non-standard helmets
