Hai Phong City Police said that recently there has been a situation where people often walk across the road or walk, exercise on the road, especially in the early morning and late afternoon. This is a time when visibility is limited. Meanwhile, the volume of vehicles participating in traffic is high, posing a very high risk of traffic accidents involving pedestrians.
At about 9 pm on April 20, on provincial road 354 (section belonging to Tien Lap, An Khanh commune, Hai Phong), child V.M.K (born in 2008, residing in Tan Minh commune, Hai Phong) was driving motorbike 15AN-022. xx, carrying child P.D. D (born in 2008, also residing in Tan Minh commune) behind the vehicle. When the vehicle was traveling in the direction of Kien An - Tien Lang, it collided with Ms. D. T. L (born in 1956, residing in An Khanh commune) who was walking across the road.
The collision seriously injured Ms. L.
The initial cause of the accident was that K. was driving the car without observation, driving at high speed. Meanwhile, Ms. L. was walking across the road without ensuring safety.
To prevent traffic accidents related to pedestrians, the Hai Phong Traffic Police Department recommends that pedestrians when participating in traffic must walk on sidewalks, roadsides, and pedestrian roads. In case there are no sidewalks, roadsides, or roads dedicated to pedestrians, pedestrians must walk close to the right edge of the road in their direction. Pedestrians are only allowed to cross the road in places with traffic lights, road markings or overpasses, tunnels for pedestrians and must comply with traffic signals and signs.
In case there are no traffic lights, road markings, overpasses, and tunnels for pedestrians, it is necessary to observe vehicles approaching, only cross the road when safety is ensured, and when crossing the road, there must be hand signals. Pedestrians are not allowed to cross medians, swing, or cling to moving road vehicles; when carrying or carrying bulky objects, it must be safe and not obstruct road traffic participants and vehicles...
For vehicle drivers, they must focus on observing, driving in the correct lane, pay attention to road signs, drive at the correct speed limit and give way to pedestrians to ensure safety.
In places lacking light when crossing the road, you can use flashlights or phone lights or reflective objects to attract the driver's attention.
