Phnom Penh Deputy Traffic Police Chief Chev Hak and Meas Chandy, road safety coordinator for Handicap CambodiaBy Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington
26 August 2008
Traffic officials and police said Monday excessive speeds on the roads were leading to more deadly accidents this year.
In the first five months of 2008, 10,555 people were injured in traffic accidents while 645 were killed, said Meas Chandy, road safety coordinator for Handicap Cambodia.
In the previous year, more than 2,000 people were injured in the same period, but only 616 died, Meas Chandy said, as a guest on "Hello VOA."
The increase of deaths was the result of "over-speed and drunken driving," said Phnom Penh Deputy Traffic Police Chief Chev Hak, also as a guest on the show.
Cambodia has the highest rate of traffic accidents in Southeast Asia, Chev Hak said.
Meas Chandy urged drivers to wear a helmet, which can greatly reduce the chances of dying in a traffic accident.
Responding to complaints that traffic police shake down Phnom Penh drivers for bribes, Chev Hak said the policy of the traffic policy was to fine officers up to 6 million riel, or $1,500, for illegally demanding money.
In the first five months of 2008, 10,555 people were injured in traffic accidents while 645 were killed, said Meas Chandy, road safety coordinator for Handicap Cambodia.
In the previous year, more than 2,000 people were injured in the same period, but only 616 died, Meas Chandy said, as a guest on "Hello VOA."
The increase of deaths was the result of "over-speed and drunken driving," said Phnom Penh Deputy Traffic Police Chief Chev Hak, also as a guest on the show.
Cambodia has the highest rate of traffic accidents in Southeast Asia, Chev Hak said.
Meas Chandy urged drivers to wear a helmet, which can greatly reduce the chances of dying in a traffic accident.
Responding to complaints that traffic police shake down Phnom Penh drivers for bribes, Chev Hak said the policy of the traffic policy was to fine officers up to 6 million riel, or $1,500, for illegally demanding money.
5 comments:
May be the lazy police ought to do their job and enforce the law.
Ah Khvang Ah Youn will kill all Cambodians by many ways.
the too narrow roads are deffinately one of the causes.all of the roads are too much small to guide the vehicles
If Ah Chrok police know how to direct traffic instead of finding farmers for cash.
The police is too busy looking to fine tourist than that of traffic violators. I was once a victim of this corrupted police officer. I was riding on my motor bikes when stopped by a police officer in Phnom Penh. The infraction was..... that I was riding on a "student road?"
I was wrong when I thought all roads are created equal!
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