TRAFFIC CRASHES IN VIETNAM EXPERIENCES and LESSONS

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TRAFFIC CRASHES IN VIETNAM EXPERIENCES and
LESSONS
Bangkok May 2006

• Le Minh Chau
• General Director
• Traffic Safety Projects Management Unit (TSPMU)
• National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC)
• Vietnam

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• Traffic crashes in Vietnam

Experiences from traffic safety efforts
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Lessons leant
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Goals in coming years
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Suggestions for ESCAP framework
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• Traffic crashes in Vietnam

Experiences from traffic safety efforts
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Lessons leant
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Goals in coming years
Suggestions for ESCAP framework
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Vietnam

• Progresses in Economic Development.
• Transport Sector Better and better
  Infrastructure
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• Traffic Accidents still at a very high level !

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• Rates of accidents and injuries have been
  increasing with highest rates since 1997,
  reaching a peak in 2002, then decreased step by
  step up to now

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With great efforts, the number of traffic
accidents (TA) have decreased. In 2005 there
were over 14,000 TAs with over 11,000 Fatalities
and 11,760 Injuries about 31 people dead by road
crashes everyday!
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• Remark 1
• From 2002, the number of vehicles have increased
  but the Rate of accidents have decreased

Remark 2 Number of Fatalities is still very
high at an unacceptable level !
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Still Accidents
March 12, 2005 Train E1 accident (11 fatalities
78 injuries)
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Still Accidents
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Reasons
Still Accidents

• A high rate of motorization with about 8-10 even
  12 annual growth of cars and motorcycles.
• Urbanization
• Infrastructure network management
• Peoples limited awareness on TS
• Lack of Traffic accidents MIS
• And other

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Still Accidents

• Need more
• and more
• Activities !

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NTSC and TS PMU

• In 1997, National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC)
  - an Inter-Ministerial Organization was
  established by the Government to coordinate all
  Traffic Safety activities.
• On November, 2004 the Traffic Safety Projects
  Management Unit (TS PMU) was established under
  NTSC to seek, prepare and implement traffic
  safety projects in order to reduce traffic
  accidents, fatalities and injuries.

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TS Projects

• Since establishment, TSPMU has been implementing
  several projects
• The on-going World Bank-funded Vietnam Road
  Safety Project USD 36 million.
• The completed JBIC Pilot Study for Knowledge
  Assistance Stakeholders Traffic Safety Program
  on Interurban National Roads of Vietnam.
• The JBIC-funded project on Traffic Safety
  Improvement for Highways no. 3, 5, 10 and 18,
  which is now under preparation.

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• Traffic crashes in Vietnam

Experiences from traffic safety efforts
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Content
Lessons leant
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Goals in coming years
Suggestions for ESCAP framework
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The most important experience is
A p p r o a c h

• Any problem of traffic safety must be treated in
  all sides by every stakeholder.

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All-sided

• Expressed by the concept Traffic Safety
  Stakeholder (stakeholder).
• The stakeholders of the traffic safety can be
  understood as anyone, any organization/agency who
  can contribute at every level and aspect of
  traffic safety.
• the participation of every related stakeholder in
  any traffic safety solution.

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Conclusion 1 All People are Stakeholders.
Three conclusions on the stakeholders

• Article 4 of the Road Code clearly points out
  The guarantee of the road transport safety is
  the responsibility of all institutions,
  organizations, individuals and of the whole
  society.
• Direction No. 22-CT/TW All people should take
  care transport safety order.

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Conclusion 2 Stakeholders in Vietnam can meet
the requirements of traffic safety projects
Three conclusions on the stakeholders

• Community groups, associations, unions and other
  organizations for the implementation of the
  traffic safety programs are basically well
  organized in Vietnam. Therefore, there is a great
  potential to enhance the stakeholder traffic
  safety programs.
• In each project, there are various stakeholders.
  The important thing is to have one Key-player who
  has enough power to lead all other stakeholders
  to fulfil all tasks.

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Conclusion 3 Role of the Stakeholders
Three conclusions on the stakeholders

• It is helpful to clarify role of Stakeholders in
  each phase
• During the identification phase of road safety
  program
• During the Implementation Phase
• During Evaluation and Completion Phase

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• All-sided Efforts with 4 E

• Engineering
• Enforcement
• Education
• Emergency

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• All-sided Efforts on 4 Components

• Transport Structure (roads, bridges etc.)
• Vehicles
• Road-users
• Environment (social and natural)

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• Traffic crashes in Vietnam

Experiences from traffic safety efforts
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Lessons from complete and on-going projects
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Goals in coming years
Suggestions for ESCAP framework
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Traffic Safety problems identification
Emergency response
Safety Awareness improvement
Traffic safety Month
Stakeholders Capacity Development
Assistance for low-income people
Network and coordination
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Safety Awareness improvement

• This idea plays the dominant role.
• It deals not only with the road users but also
  with all stakeholders.

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Traffic Safety problems identification

• The Government always encourages the people to
  participate in traffic safety.
• The related agencies, such as transport units and
  traffic police, also pay attention to these
  problems.
• But these enforcers may not be able to identify
  all the problems as thoroughly as the local
  people can.
• Therefore, there is a necessity to collect
  stakeholders opinions on traffic safety
  problems.

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Emergency response

• As mentioned before, the Emergency approach
  includes not only the medical first-aid, medical
  treatment of but also the participation of all
  local people. In most cases, they are the first
  to learn about the traffic accidents.
• The problem is that when traffic accident occurs,
  they do not know how to respond so they usually
  call or wait for the police to come.

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Assistance for low-income people

• Most of the highways run through agricultural
  areas where most of the road users are poor.
  Moreover, they have very limited knowledge on
  Traffic Safety regulations.
• The number of the poor who are involved in
  traffic accidents are 6 times higher than other
  groups.
• The injuries and fatalities to the poor are 10
  times higher than other groups.
• Necessity of improving TS knowledge

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Stakeholders Capacity Development

• Human Resources Development
• Improvement of the working conditions (materials
  as well as a more effective working manner).
• The idea that every Stakeholder should be a
  Beneficiary encourages people to take part in
  any traffic safety project. Special attention
  should be given to the question What will the
  participants get from being involved in the
  project?

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Traffic safety Month

• In Vietnam, September is a Traffic Safety Month
  emphasizing on more TS activities.
• During this month, the low-income people have
  chances to raise their awareness on traffic
  safety.

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• Traffic crashes in Vietnam

Experiences from traffic safety efforts
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Lessons leant
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Goals in coming years
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Suggestions for ESCAP framework
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• Vietnam will try its best in order to keep the
  traffic accidents under control. That would be
  first steps toward a sustainable and safe
  transport system.
• A TRAFFIC SAFETY FRAMEWORK which has been
  formulated and consists of number of
  measures/projects to be and on-going implemented

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Institutional strengthening
Traffic Safety Framework
Legislation accomplishment
Establishment TA database
Measures . projects
Upgrading infrastr. system
Educational Interactive programs
Emergency strengthening
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• Traffic crashes in Vietnam

Experiences from traffic safety efforts
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Lessons from done and on-going projects
Content
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Goals in coming years
Suggestions for ESCAP framework
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Suggestion 1 To enhance the exchange on related
information, knowledge, experiences and lessons
among countries in the region

• It is proposed that the Website of ESCAP could be
  a forum and/or an information exchange center on
  the traffic safety among the region countries.
• On the other hand the bi-lateral and/or
  multi-lateral information exchange could be
  enhanced under ESCAP promotion.

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Suggestion 2 Towards a harmony on traffic
regulations/policies as much as possible among
countries

• The difference between traffic regulations/policie
  s of different countries is one of hindering
  factors for a safe transport system in the Asian
  and ASEAN regions.
• ESCAP would play the role towards this harmony so
  that the transport network between different
  countries in the region would be facilitated.

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Suggestion 3 Traffic Safety System to link
among ESCAP and member countries

• It would be good if a system on Traffic Safety
  among ESCAP and its member countries could be
  established.
• In this system, ESCAP could play the coordination
  role whereas each member country would assign an
  agency as the Focal Point.

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Suggestion 4 Traffic Safety Month/Year

• Based on the lesson 6, it would be helpful if
  ESCAP can launch regular or irregular traffic
  safety events such as Traffic Safety Month (or
  Year) in the Region. This activity would
  contribute to mobilize all efforts for ensuring
  traffic safety.

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