The vessels crossing rivers are checked
In the area of Vinh Cuu district, there are quite
a few ferries leading passengers back and forth between Vinh Cuu district and
Binh Duong province, the daily traffic is crowded, stable and frequent. Ba Mieu
ferry port as well as 8 ferries and ferry terminals across the Dong Nai river in
Vinh Cuu district daily transport a large number of workers to and from
industrial zones of Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces. . To ensure absolute
safety for passengers, the traffic inspection force of Vinh Cuu district
regularly organizes propaganda for vehicle owners to remind people to seriously
take life jackets and floating tools when boarding the ferry. . Noted that at
the inspection, some people still had a subjective mentality when they did not
wear life jackets, vehicle owners did not often remind passengers to comply with
safety measures and were reminded by the competent forces and ask to make a
commitment not to repeat offenses.
Particularly in the area of Bien Hoa city, the
police force of waterway traffic - Dong Nai province police also regularly
patrol and control the observance of the provisions of the Law on Inland
Waterway Traffic. with owners of vehicles transporting passengers on rivers,
technical safety of vehicles, registration, registration, certificates relating
to vehicle drivers, equipment of safety equipment, propaganda remind and ask
people to wear life jackets and floating tools to ensure safety when crossing
the river. Strictly handle violations in order to ensure the safety of water
traffic in the rainy season.
In the area of Long Thanh district, with the
existing system of road, waterways and railways and airways, Long Thanh is home
to many arterial traffic hubs of the country. and of the southern key economic
region. This is an advantage to continue to invest in local traffic, creating
momentum for the economic acceleration of Long Thanh district. The district also
actively implements propaganda measures to ensure traffic safety in the rainy
season. Communicate and remind people to wear life jackets when crossing
ferries, on boats and when joining waterways.
Check out the temporary ferry terminals
The report of the Provincial Traffic Safety Board
said that in the first 6 months of 2020 alone, there were 2 accidents on the
route, killing 01 person, increasing 01 case over the same period in 2019,
functional forces issued nearly 1,300 decisions to handle administrative
violations related to waterway traffic safety, paying over 1.3 billion VND to
the state treasury. To ensure the safety of waterway traffic in the last months
of the year, in addition to the efforts of functional agencies in propagating,
patrolling and handling violations, the awareness of vehicle owners should be
raised. and active cooperation from the people is essential.
Duy Minh (Dieu Linh)