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Technical safety tests target container trucks

The Vietnam Register (VR) has asked its branches nationwide to increase technical safety examinations of vehicles, particularly container trucks, coaches and tractor trailers, as part of measures to improve traffic safety.
Technical safety tests target container trucks ảnh 1The Vietnam Register (VR) has asked its branches nationwide to increase technical safety examinations of vehicles, particularly container trucks, coaches and tractor trailers, as part of measures to improve traffic safety. (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The VietnamRegister (VR) has asked its branches nationwide to increase technical safetyexaminations of vehicles, particularly container trucks, coaches and tractortrailers, as part of measures to improve traffic safety.

The move was made following a series of seriousrecent traffic accidents that involved these kinds of vehicles and caused greatpublic concern about traffic safety. Inspections will focus on fire preventionand weight requirements.

According to the VR, vehicles that fail to meettechnical safety standards and fire prevention and control requirements willnot be registered.

VR branches were instructed to work with trafficpolice nationwide to carry out unannounced inspections of vehicles on roads andstrictly punish violators, particularly the owners of cars and trucks withexpired registrations and vehicles that have been modified to increase theircapacity.

The VR said some 19,300 vehicles across thecountry will be forced off the road by early 2019 due to their expired oroverdue registrations.

Of that number, 1,776 are passenger vehicleswhile the remainder are trucks. Ho Chi Minh City takes the lead with 4,359units, followed by Hanoi with 1,976 and southern Dong Nai province with 1,556.

Under the current regulations, drivers of vehiclescaught with expired registrations will be fined 4-6 million VND (170-260 USD),have their driving license revoked for one to three months and have theirvehicle impounded.

Last week, a container truck hit 21 motorbikes waiting at a redlight at the Nhut Chanh junction in Ben Luc district of Long An province,killing three people on the spot and injuring 18 others. One more person dieden route to the hospital.

Two days later, a truck hit two cars and one motorbike waiting ata red light in Da Nang’s Hai Chau district. The truck was found to have anexpired registration and was not supposed to travel.

In 2018, more than 18,700 traffic accidents were recordednationwide, killing 8,248 people and injuring more than 14,800.

Vietnam aims to reduce the number of trafficaccidents, deaths and injuries by 5-10 percent this year, according to targetsset by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Bnh, who is also Chairman of theNational Committee for Traffic Safety.-VNS/VNA
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