Washington
08 October 2007
Police began enforcing a traffic law last month that has been on the books since February, but a traffic safety expert said Monday it wasn't just the law that mattered.
"I wish people would not think it's the role of traffic police alone," said Sann Socheata, a road safety program manager with Handicapped International Belgium. "In fact, when we speak about enforcing the traffic law, it's the role of people to participate too."
Cambodia's new traffic law, which requires motorcyclists to wear helmets and restricts drivers under the age of 16, was passed in February.
Still, traffic accidents lead to four deaths each day nationwide and 100 injuries.
Police say high speed and drinking are the main causes of accidents.
Individuals can help reduce the deaths and injuries, Sann Socheata said, as a guest on "Hello VOA."
"Participation in respect of the law can reduce traffic accidents," she said.
"I wish people would not think it's the role of traffic police alone," said Sann Socheata, a road safety program manager with Handicapped International Belgium. "In fact, when we speak about enforcing the traffic law, it's the role of people to participate too."
Cambodia's new traffic law, which requires motorcyclists to wear helmets and restricts drivers under the age of 16, was passed in February.
Still, traffic accidents lead to four deaths each day nationwide and 100 injuries.
Police say high speed and drinking are the main causes of accidents.
Individuals can help reduce the deaths and injuries, Sann Socheata said, as a guest on "Hello VOA."
"Participation in respect of the law can reduce traffic accidents," she said.
5 comments:
"In fact, when we speak about enforcing the traffic law, it's the role of people to participate too."
Yes, government can't do everything, people must participate. Maybe we need more laws to make people participate.
Last months laws were last months laws. This month we have new laws.
Maybe next month we will have laws to say ''every motobike must have rear vision mirrors, '' Or do we already have that law?
Buddy, there are thousands and thousands of laws that we have to pass, but with democracy process, you are not going to see much of it done anytime soon. I mean some of these idiots will politicized everything, and we can't pass shit. Democracy in this sense is clearly a human right abuse.
Don't confuse democracy with incompetence.
Yeah, but incompetence is real, democracy is only a theory.
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