TRAFFIC

SYSTEM IN
VIETNAM

PRESENTERS: HUY THANH, VAN CHUNG, QUOC TOAN, QUY VINH

CONTENT
1. OVERVIEW OF TRAFFIC SYSTEM
2. PROBLEMS OF TRAFFIC SYSTEM IN VIETNAM

3. SOLUTIONS

I.

OVERVIEW

290,000 km length (17%

paved)
104 national roads
hundreds of provincial road
and district road

I.

overview

Improved infrastructure

I.

overview

Increasing number of vehicle

4-wheel vehicle

moped & motorbike

40
37.5
35

33.9

30

28.2

25
20

21.7

15
10
5
0

1.1
2007

1.26
2009

1.5
2011

2.5
2013

I. overview
II. problems

1. Traffic deterioration

Traffic deterioration

Roads have deteriorated after several years in use

I. overview
II. problems

1. Traffic deterioration

Traffic deterioration

Overloaded vehicles damage traffic infrastructure

I. overview
II. problems

1. Traffic deterioration

Traffic deterioration
Degradation of vehicles

Outdated vehicle on the road

I. overview
II. problems

1. Traffic derterioration
2. Traffic congestion

Traffic congestion

Traffic congestion in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city

I. overview
II. problems

1. Traffic derterioration
2. Traffic congestion

Traffic congestion

Peak hours of congestion: 6 am to 8 am, 5 pm to 7 pm

I. overview
II. problems

1. Traffic derterioration
2. Traffic congestion

Traffic congestion

Try to escape from the mess

I. overview
II. problems

1. Traffic deterioration
2. Traffic congestion
3. Traffic accident

Traffic accident

Peacetime killer in Vietnam: traffic accident

I. overview
II. problems

Traffic accident

1. Traffic deterioration
2. Traffic congestion
3. Traffic accident

Traffic accident cases

Fatalities

Injuries

14000
12000
10000

11689
10560
9698
9491

9181
7543

8000

11199
9395
7117

6943
6062

6000
4144
4000
2000
0
2011

2012

2013

Up to 8/2014

Road traffic accident by year (Source: General Department of Police for

Administrative Management of Social Order and Safety)

I. overview
II. problems
1.
2.
3.
4.

Traffic
Traffic
Traffic
Traffic

Traffic culture

deterioration
congestion
accident
culture

Vietnamese people are lack of culture of safety

I. overview
II. problems
1.
2.
3.
4.

Traffic
Traffic
Traffic
Traffic

Traffic culture

deterioration
congestion
accident
culture

Traffic in Vietnam in the view of foreigners

I. overview
II. problems
III. solutions

1. Upgrading
infrastructure

Upgrading traffic infrastructure

traffic

Construct new proper traffic infrastrutures as well as maintain

existing ones carefully.

I. overview
II. problems
III. solutions

1. Upgrading
infrastructure

Upgrading traffic infrastructure

traffic
Material squeezer

Stop the use of fake and substandard materials

I. overview
II. problems
III. solutions

1. Upgrading
infrastructure

Upgrading traffic infrastructure

traffic

Build and implement other forms of public transport such as metro

I. overview
II. problems
III. solutions

Upgrading traffic infrastructure

1. Upgrading
traffic
infrastructure

Apply Intelligent Transport System (ITS)

I. overview
II. problems
III. solutions

Building vehicle safety inspection system

1. Upgrading
traffic
infrastructure
2. Building
vehicle
safety
inspection
system

Vehicles have to pass technical inspection annually

I. overview
II. problems
III. solutions

Building legal system and traffic police

1. Upgrading
traffic
infrastructure
2. Building
vehicle
safety
inspection
system
3. Building
legal
system and traffic
police

Traffic police are a unit specialised in traffic enforcement

I. overview
II. problems
III. solutions

inforce wearing of helmet -, safety belt

1. Upgrading
traffic
infrastructure
2. Building
vehicle
safety
inspection
system
3. Building
legal
system and traffic
police
4. Enforce wearing of
helmet, safety belt

A 200,000 VND helmet is a cheap vaccine to save your life

I. overview
II. problems
III. solutions

education of peoples awareness

1. Upgrading
traffic
infrastructure
2. Building
vehicle
safety
inspection
system
3. Building
legal
system and traffic
police
4. Enforcing wearing
of helmet, safety
belt
5. Improving
of
peoples awareness

Education is the best way to achieve a culture of safety