A conference on traffic safety will be organised in Hanoi on January 17, 2014 with the participation of numerous domestic and foreign scientists and managers, according to National Traffic Safety Committee.

At the event, the delegates are scheduled to discuss scientific research outcomes and share experience in ensuring traffic safety as well as application possibility in Vietnam.

They will propose concrete measures for traffic safety and order in the country for the years to come.

The committee said traffic safety, transport infrastructure, means of transport, traffic participants and post-traffic accident response are topics that dominate the conference.

Research and feasible solutions for the control of overloaded vehicles, the management of roadway, pavements and parking lots in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as well as the replacement of public transport means for individual ones will be tabled.

The conference will also announce research outcomes of legal norms regarding the management of transport infrastructure along with analysing shortcomings and bottlenecks in this field.

The committee encourages agencies, units, organisations, scientists and managers both at home and abroad to make reports and propose initiatives in ensuring traffic safety.

All opinions and recommendations will be sent to the committee’s headquarters at 80B Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi, or via its email:diendanatgt@gmail.com and mobile number: +84439414550.-VNA