Black Boxes on Buses * Vietnam - Breath tests to improve traffic safety
Buses will have to install a black box to navigate their journeys as well as aid safer driving
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam -Look at Vietnam, by Kap Thanh Long -February 21, 2009: -- ...According to the amended Law on Road Traffic to take effect July 1... The black box is a device to support the driver rather than just recording errors to apply penalties, said Nguyen Van Thanh, deputy chief of the ministry's Road Administration... As well as a navigational tool, the black box would also assess the safety of the vehicle, the number of passengers and warn the driver if he is speeding, he said... He said it would also help the transport enterprises to better manage their business, adding there would soon be a decree to clarify the boxes' function and criteria... There are around 1,000 transport enterprises nationwide of different sizes, he said... The amended Law on Road Traffic also set a zero alcohol blood limit for drivers of automobiles, tractors and specialized land vehicles, while tightening the drink driving limit for motorbike riders... This means car drivers are not allowed to drink a single glass of beer or wine before driving, Nguyen Son of the Road Administration said... (Photo: Police take an alcohol breath test of a motorbike rider in Ho Chi Minh City) * Students, poor residents fear bus fee increase
Ho Chi Min City,Vietnam -Look at Vietnam –February 23, 2009: -- A proposal by the HCM City Department of Transport to increase bus fares is causing a stir among many poor students and residents... At the end of last year, the department submitted a plan to the municipal People’s Committee to increase local bus charges. If the proposal is approved, ticket prices would increase by VND1,000 from March 1st... The price of a ticket for routes under 31km would then be VND4,000. Moreover, monthly vouchers would be replaced with books of 60 tickets, costing VND120,000 (US$7), and VND85,000 ($5) for students... (Photo: Commuters from Nguyen Van Cu Street in Long Bien District take the bus from Ha Noi to neighbouring Hung Yen Province)Labels: black boxes, fares increases
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