Car accident law firm

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly’s Justice Committee on Wednesday asked ministries to analyse shortcomings in road and railway transport. A member of the committee, Nguyễn Thị Thuỷ, said that violations and traffic accidents on roads and railways were still problems to be tackled. Last year, around 8,200 people died and 14,800 others were injured because of traffic accidents on roads and railways. Thuỷ pointed out major problems relating to investment in transportion, toll collection, drivers’ health and information on traffic safety. She asked ministries of Transport and Public Security for reports on delayed issuances of legal documents on the implementation of laws on road and railway traffic. The Ministry of Health was asked to clarify limitations of regulations relating to drivers’ health and regular medical check-ups. The issue has garnered a lot of attention after a number of incidents in which truck … [Read more...] about Lawmakers speed up addressing transport problems

Viet Nam News by Mai Hiên An accident between a car and a motorbike that left one person dead in the northern province of Lào Cai on March 1 has drawn public attention in recent days. The collision was blamed on the teenage motorbike driver who was not old enough to legally drive, was travelling over the speed limit and was not wearing a helmet. However, relatives of the victim and other locals gathered at the scene of incident, demanding the car driver pay them VNĐ400 million (US$17,220) as compensation. Later, the driver had to hand over VNĐ200 million ($8,600) to pay for the victim’s funeral. The collision and ensuing controversy caused congestion on highway 4D for six hours. The incident has sparked debate among netizens, with most of them opposing the actions of the victim’s relatives and local residents. In the past, most Vietnamese people believed the owner of the more expensive vehicle involved in a collision should compensate the owner … [Read more...] about Awareness of traffic laws must be enhanced

Viet Nam News Thu Vân Somehow the most basic rule of driving is being ignored. Despite thousands of warnings, drunk and drugged drivers still risk theirs and other’s lives on the roads daily. Public health messaging about the dangers of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs is falling on deaf ears. Imagine if one of your loved ones died while sat on their motorbike at a red light, killed by a drunk or drugged driver! Would your anger have any limit? Here in Việt Nam, if you don’t have a car and just drive a motorbike or bicycle or even walk, it is almost a daily risk. If governments and safety organisations across Việt Nam needed a fire lit under them to boost public education around the dangers of drunk and drugged driving, fatal accidents in the past few weeks should have done the trick. On January 22, truck driver Lương Văn Tâm crashed into a group of eight people walking along the edge of the … [Read more...] about When inaction causes fatal accidents

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security has considered proposing a demerit point system to tackle driving offences. The proposal would entail each driver holding a certain number of points on their driving licence, with the points managed on a data system and points subtracted after driving offences are committed. When half of the points are gone, drivers might lose their licence if violations are repeated, said Colonel Đỗ Thanh Bình, deputy head of the Traffic Police Department. According to the department, to implement the system, data on driving licences should be made synchronous nationwide. Penalties for poor driving are said to be not strict enough. Current laws impose administrative punishments or revoke driving licence in a certain period for driver’s offences. However, these laws are reported to not be strict enough, resulting in repeated violations. Drivers even did not go to … [Read more...] about Police propose points system for driving offences