Accordingly, the slogan Don't Drink and Drive will be placed on 1,000 buses running in the capital from October 12 to raise traffic safety awareness of passers-by and curb the number of accidents in the country due to alcohol.
The slogan will be displayed on the capital's 70 bus lines of Hanoi Transport and Services Corporation (Transerco) which operate from 5am to 10pm.
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Safety Traffic Committee Khuat Viet Hung said that the campaign aimed to raise driver awareness of the danger of alcohol and the country's strict punishments to those who do not respect the regulation on alcohol level.
According to Vice Chairman Hung, it's the efficient way to communicate to the passers-by and passengers on the bus about the danger of alcohol when they drink before driving.
After the trial in Hanoi in one month, Vietnam's National Traffic Safety Committee will suggest to the Vietnam Car Transport Association to place this slogan on buses nation-wide with the aim raising traffic safety awareness for passengers on the bus and passers-by, Hung added.
According to statistics of the World Health Association, 37% of 18,000 victims of traffic accidents in the North of Vietnam have surpassed the legal alcohol level of 50mg/100ml. Fifty-nine per cent of victims who die of traffic accidents because of alcohol are aged from 15 to 29 years old. Twenty-four percent of those victims are aged from 30 to 44 years old. Ninety-three percent of the victims are men.
The slogan will be displayed on the capital's 70 bus lines of Hanoi Transport and Services Corporation (Transerco) which operate from 5am to 10pm.
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Safety Traffic Committee Khuat Viet Hung makes a speech at the ceremony.
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According to Vice Chairman Hung, it's the efficient way to communicate to the passers-by and passengers on the bus about the danger of alcohol when they drink before driving.
After the trial in Hanoi in one month, Vietnam's National Traffic Safety Committee will suggest to the Vietnam Car Transport Association to place this slogan on buses nation-wide with the aim raising traffic safety awareness for passengers on the bus and passers-by, Hung added.
According to statistics of the World Health Association, 37% of 18,000 victims of traffic accidents in the North of Vietnam have surpassed the legal alcohol level of 50mg/100ml. Fifty-nine per cent of victims who die of traffic accidents because of alcohol are aged from 15 to 29 years old. Twenty-four percent of those victims are aged from 30 to 44 years old. Ninety-three percent of the victims are men.
