A high school student in Hanoi is stopped by police for violation of road rules (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - High school students are involved in 90 percent ofchild-related traffic accidents in Hanoi, both as drivers of motorbikes andbicycles, and victims.
Another 10 percent are smaller children driven or carried by adults, accordingto a study sponsored by the National Committee for Road Safety and the VietnamAssociation of Motorbike Manufacturers (VAMM).
Results of the study conducted last year and received responses from 2,390 highschool students were revealed on July 26.
As many as 67 percent of them said that under the age of 15, they walked orrode a bike to school. Once they entered high school, 52 percent of studentssurveyed said they now drive electrical bikes or electrical motorbikes toschool.
About 106,440 electrical bikes and 100,582 electrical motorbikes are reportedlyavailable to families of high school students in Hanoi.
Most of the students said that they learnt driving from their parents, and 27percent said they were not taught driving skills at schools.
Schools are only obliged to provide theoretical road safety lessons.
Reports by police and the students’ feedback indicate that most trafficaccidents by high school students are the result of speeding, driving in wronglanes or careless driving. Vice head of the NationalCommittee for Road Safety Khuat Viet Hung, said high school students werevulnerable to traffic accidents because of their modest skills and awareness.He said it was important to help them better their driving skills.
On July 26, the committee and VAMM signed a cooperation agreement on roadsafety, the third such agreement between the two organisations.
This year, the VAMM committed to funding a research study on the current andfuture role of motorbikes in Vietnam, expecting to offer recommendations onsafe use of motorbikes.-VNA
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh joined in launching the Traffic Safety Year 2017, which focuses on building traffic culture among young people, in a ceremony in Hanoi on January 4.
Vietnam aims to cut the number of traffic accidents and deaths by 5-10 percent every year and lower the number of severe crashes related to coaches and motorbikes between 2016 and 2020.
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A high school student in Hanoi is stopped by police for violation of road rules (Source: VNA)
