Raising awareness of traffic compliance of pedestrians

Among the traffic accidents that occur, besides the causes of speeding and reckless driving by drivers, there are also causes of pedestrians being careless, lacking awareness and not paying attention while participating in traffic. Therefore, raising awareness and responsibility for pedestrians when participating in traffic is a necessary and important task.

Raising awareness of traffic compliance of pedestrians Pedestrians casually crossed the median strip to cross the street on Le Loi Avenue (Thanh Hoa City).

Article 32 of the 2008 Road Traffic Law stipulates: Pedestrians must walk on sidewalks and roadsides; in cases where there are no sidewalks or roadsides, pedestrians must walk close to the edge of the road. Pedestrians may only cross the road where there are traffic lights, road markings, or pedestrian overpasses or tunnels, and must comply with the signals; in cases where there are no traffic lights, road markings, pedestrian overpasses or tunnels, pedestrians must observe oncoming vehicles, only cross the road when it is safe, and are responsible for ensuring safety when crossing the road. Pedestrians must not cross the median strip or cling to moving vehicles; when carrying bulky objects, they must ensure safety and not obstruct people and vehicles participating in road traffic.

However, according to the reporter's records, many people still lack awareness of complying with traffic safety regulations, leading to traffic accidents being quite common, including pedestrians. Although there are full signs and pedestrian crossings on all roads. However, pedestrians are still very arbitrary, crossing the road as they like, or crossing the road anywhere convenient without following the pedestrian crossings. This situation is quite common, especially in town and city areas, at intersections and three-way intersections with traffic lights. Even on roads with median strips, pedestrians disregard the danger by crossing and climbing over the median strips. In Thanh Hoa City, right in front of the gate of Thanh Ha General Hospital, Hong Duc University, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism... every day, there are many people who calmly and arbitrarily cross the road the wrong way, despite the danger always lurking.

Mr. Le Van Duc, who works as a motorbike taxi driver in front of Hong Duc University, said: The traffic on this route is quite heavy, but there are still many people who calmly cross the street even though it only takes a few steps to reach the end of the median strip. There are also many cases of collisions and traffic accidents between vehicles and pedestrians crossing the street.

However, currently, it is very difficult to punish pedestrians who do not cross the street according to the Road Traffic Law. In many cases, when the traffic police blow their whistles, pedestrians are afraid of being fined, so they cross the street faster without paying attention to the vehicles, making traffic accidents more likely to occur. In addition, there are many cases where even though the fault is determined to be the pedestrian's, it is not thoroughly handled, leading to an increase in pedestrian violations.

To reduce traffic accidents for pedestrians, many opinions suggest that it is necessary to simultaneously deploy, inspect, and control lanes, priority traffic lights, and painted lines for pedestrians at intersections and crossroads to create favorable conditions for pedestrians when participating in traffic. Functional units of districts, wards, and communes need to deploy drastically, handle cases of encroachment on roads, curbs, and sidewalks to reserve the road for pedestrians. Functional forces need to strengthen the work of punishing pedestrians who violate traffic laws because only by strictly handling violations will it create the premise for propaganda work to raise pedestrians' awareness when participating in traffic in the future.

Along with the drastic intervention of the authorities, people also need to raise awareness and take action. The law stipulates that acts of obstructing traffic must be treated equally, so pedestrians who violate traffic regulations and cause traffic accidents are the same as other motor vehicles, and must be treated the same. Pedestrians who violate the law are also a source of high danger, just like any other means of transport. In addition, in handling traffic violations, the fault factor is important, regardless of whether the vehicle is large or small, the vehicle or the person causing the violation.

Article and photos: Le Phuong

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