At the ceremony to launch the Traffic Safety Year 2021 event in tandem withCOVID-19 prevention during Lunar New Year and Spring Festival, Phong, who isalso head of the city’s Traffic Safety Board called on local residents tofollow traffic rules with a view to ensuring traffic safety.
Last year, the number of traffic accidents fell 13.8 percent year-on-year,meanwhile those of fatalities and injuries dropped 12 percent and 15.2 percent,respectively. However, the local traffic situation remained complicated, whichmeans the city is in need of synchronous and drastic measures.
Phong said the city will continue efforts to ensure effective management andorder on roadways and pavements, while enhancing the communication work toraise public awareness of traffic safety.
Besides, scientific and technological advances will be applied to ensuretraffic safety, particularly application of artificial intelligence (AI) intotraffic management, operation, supervision and settlement of trafficviolations.
The city is striving to complete the second phase of the urban transportoperation management centre in 2025./.
VNA