06 October 2008By Ung Chamroeun
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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During three days, for the celebration of the Festival for the dead, car and motorcycle drivers took on the roads in the kingdom, the net result of which is a major traffic increase, as well as the increase in the number of traffic accidents.
131 accidents were registered by the services of the Ministry of Public Works and Transports between 28 and 30 September. The sad outcome of these led to a number of 28 persons dead, 117 seriously injured, and 145 light injuries. 195 motorcycles, 34 cars and 2 heavy trucks were involved in all these accidents. The provinces of Kandal and Battambang were hit hardest, whereas Rattanakiri, Mondulkiri and Pailin did not see any accident.
According to Keo Savin, the director of the Transportation Department and also secretary of the National Committee for traffic safety, the number of accidents is lower than that of 2007 for the same period, where 213 accidents took place, yielding 36 dead and 151 seriously injured.
Nevertheless, according to Keo Savin, overall, traffic safety has not improved. Based on the report tallied by his department, covering the fist 8 months of 2008, 4,327 accidents took place on all the kingdom’s roads, out of which 1,079 were killed, 3,480 were seriously injured, and 4,201 were slightly injured. In comparison to 2007, this represents an increase of 26.85% for the number of accidents, and 29.53% for the number of people killed. The increase in the number of people injured is also impressive: 17.49% increase in the number of people seriously injured and 35.95% of additional people who were slightly injured.
“This year, the number of fatalities from traffic accidents exceeds the number of those who died from AIDS and landmines. Every day, there are 18 accidents on our roads, and 4.5 people died in average,” Keo Savin concluded.
131 accidents were registered by the services of the Ministry of Public Works and Transports between 28 and 30 September. The sad outcome of these led to a number of 28 persons dead, 117 seriously injured, and 145 light injuries. 195 motorcycles, 34 cars and 2 heavy trucks were involved in all these accidents. The provinces of Kandal and Battambang were hit hardest, whereas Rattanakiri, Mondulkiri and Pailin did not see any accident.
According to Keo Savin, the director of the Transportation Department and also secretary of the National Committee for traffic safety, the number of accidents is lower than that of 2007 for the same period, where 213 accidents took place, yielding 36 dead and 151 seriously injured.
Nevertheless, according to Keo Savin, overall, traffic safety has not improved. Based on the report tallied by his department, covering the fist 8 months of 2008, 4,327 accidents took place on all the kingdom’s roads, out of which 1,079 were killed, 3,480 were seriously injured, and 4,201 were slightly injured. In comparison to 2007, this represents an increase of 26.85% for the number of accidents, and 29.53% for the number of people killed. The increase in the number of people injured is also impressive: 17.49% increase in the number of people seriously injured and 35.95% of additional people who were slightly injured.
“This year, the number of fatalities from traffic accidents exceeds the number of those who died from AIDS and landmines. Every day, there are 18 accidents on our roads, and 4.5 people died in average,” Keo Savin concluded.
2 comments:
Ring ring.....to all bang traffic policemen. Please enforce the traffic law promptly not just for the sack of your pocket money as you all do every day and every second.
Khmer govt. need to enforce the helmets law. The law is there, but no one actually enforce it. I don't know what these people are thinking when they ride their motorcycles or bikes without their helmets on. And there are a bunch of stunts people. They ride on the hood of cars and trucks with nothing to hold onto...going at a speed of 50 or 60 miles per hour. It's scary.
I think many lives wld be saved if people start wearing helmets and stupid people shouldn't be driving cars if they don't know how. All those truck and bus drivers should be schooled on a weekly bases. They're the assholes that cause a lot of accidents. Anyone run from an accident should be charged with attempted murder!
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