Wearing car seatbelts help reducing casualties in accidents. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Seatbeltssave lives, so laws mandating they be worn in cars must be obeyed, saidexperts.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan recently issuedan instruction to enhance traffic safety measures.
The PM called for stronger enforcement ofexisting regulations that require all automobiles to have seatbelts and thebelts be worn by all passengers.
Government Decree 46/2016 made wearingseatbelts mandatory for passengers in the backseats of cars from August 2016.
Violators can be fined 100,000-200,000 VND (4-8USD). The old regulation only required the driver and the front-seat passengerto wear seatbelts.
However, regulations on seatbelts have beenneglected by both drivers and passengers.
The main reason was a lack of safetyawareness, while many people said they felt uncomfortable when wearing belts.
According to Dr Xuan Thuy, a trafficexpert, wearing seatbelts in cars must be compulsory.
“Wearing seatbelts in cars is the same asusing helmets on motorbikes. This is a life protection measure”, Thuy told KinhTe & Do Thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper.
“However, the regulation was not properlydisseminated so people have been ignoring it”, he said.
The expert said that state of traffic in Vietnamhas considerably changed in recent years.
Development of transport infrastructure hashelped cars move faster, leading to a higher risk of casualties in trafficaccidents.
Thus, measures protecting road users mustbe urgently and seriously implemented, he said.
“At present, Vietnam has 700-800km ofhighways. The permitted car speeds are high. So regulations on wearingseatbelts in cars are necessary”, Thuy said.
Many experts said that the issue neededclose monitoring by authorities and strict sanctions for violators.
According to the World Health Organisation,seatbelts help reduce 45-50 percent of deaths and 20-45 percent of seriousinjuries for people seating in front seats, and 25-75 percent of deaths andinjuries for passengers in backseats in an accident.-VNS/VNA
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Wearing car seatbelts help reducing casualties in accidents. (Photo: VNA)
