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World Bank urges Vietnamese restraint
The country has already exceeded its 36 million motorcycle ‘cap’, but the World Bank doesn’t believe it should be a major concernThe World Bank knows a thing or two about the importance of mobility and people having the capacity to get about and earn a crust – it’s one of the major drivers for promoting shared prosperity.
With that in mind, the financial behemoth has urged Vietnam not to impose a limit on the number of motorcycles in the country, and instead look at ways of improving safety for riders.
At the moment, there are 39 million registered motorcycles in the country – nearly one for every two people – far exceeding the previous plan to hit 36 million by 2020.
According to a World Bank study released at the conference, citizens of the capital Hanoi are not willing to change their habit of using motorcycles despite concerns about their impact on public health and the environment.
According to the National Traffic Safety Committee, motorcycles are the primary means of transportation in Vietnam and account for 85 percent of road vehicles nationwide.
According to the World Bank, it is difficult to make drivers give up their motorcycles due to current state of public transportation. Instead, policymakers should focus more on managing the use of motorcycles rather than limiting ownership.
According to the latest report from the National Traffic Safety Committee in Vietnam, roughly 25 people a day have died in traffic accidents on the nation’s roads in 2014 -- mostly motorcyclists, commensurate with the sheer volume of two-wheelers on the road.
Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com
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