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Standard motorcycle helmet usage and its effect on road traffic safety in the two major cities of Vietnam


Author - Affiliation:
Trinh Thuy Anh - Ho Chi Minh City Open University , Vietnam
Corresponding author: Trinh Thuy Anh - kim.npt@ou.edu.vn

Abstract
The number and severity of road accidents in Vietnam is at alarming rate. From 2003, the Government has tried to improve traffic safety, therefore the number of accident and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the rate of death reduced suddenly. However, from the end of 2008, even though accident number decreasing, a number of TBI and deaths due to road crash are jumping up. This paper aims to analyze the reason of heavy injuries, TBI and deaths happening increased. The specific surveys were taken to motorcyclists, helmet market, traffic safety agencies and hospital in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Statistic method, integrated comparison, observation, expert interview survey and brainstorming method have been used in this study to analyze the problem. Then road safety situation, helmet usage, regulation and enforcement were analyzed. Base on these, proposal to improve road safety in the two major cities in Vietnam is going to be discussed.

Keywords
road safety; traumatic brain injury (TBI); traffic accident; road crash.

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References

Data from Protect Helmet Enterprise, Traffic Police Team of Hadong, Hanoi City, National Traffic Safety Committee, Directorate for Standards and Quality, Ministry of Science and Technology, Traffic Police Office of Hochiminh City, Market Management Unit of Hochiminh City, Hochiminh City Custom Department, Department of Science and Technology, Hochiminh City.


Regulation No.04/2008/QD-BKHCN dated 28 April 2008 of the Ministry of Science and Technology.


The “National Technical Regulation on Protective Helmets for Motorcycle and Moped users” (QCVN 2: 2008/ BKHCN).


Product and Goods Quality Law No. 05/2007/QH12 dated 21 November 2007


Criterion and Technical Standard Law No.68/2006/QH11 dated 29 June 2006 Decree No.126/2005/ND-CP dated 10 October 2005: Regulation on Administrative Punishment of Products and Goods Quality and Assessment.


Decree No.06/2008/ND-CP dated 16 January 2008: Administrative Punishment of the Sale of Non-standard Products and Goods.


Decree No.95/2007/ND-CP dated 4 June 2007: Amendment and Supplementation for the No.126.


Decree No.179/2004/ND-CP dated 21 October 2004: Regulation of Quality Management of Products and Goods.


Decree No.50/2006/QĐ – TTg dated 07 March 2006: List of Products and Goods to Quality Testing


Decree No.32/2007/NQ-CP dated 29 June 2007 by the Prime Minister: Emergency Solutions to Deal with Traffic Accident and Congestion


Decree No.146/2007/NQ-CP dated 14 September 2007 by the Prime Minister: Administrative Punishment in Road Transportation.


TCVN 6979: 2001 Standard of Motorcycle Helmets for Children.


Traffic Law dated 29 June 2001.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.46223/HCMCOUJS.econ.en.1.1.118.2011
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