10 routes will reduce speed in Ho Chi Minh City, the highest 70km / h

Thursday, 26/07/2018, 14:29 GMT+7

HCM City traffic police have proposed to reduce the maximum speed with cars at some roads to ensure traffic safety and reduce traffic accidents.

According, the Police Department of Road Traffic - Railway (PC67) City Police has just sent a letter to the Department of Transport of the city proposed to reduce the maximum speed allowed under Circular 91 of 2015 of the Ministry of Communications Transportation on 10 routes in Ho Chi Minh City. The cause of the proposal is due to the change traffic situation.
10 route proposed speed adjustment:

Route	Maximum current speed	Proposed adjustments
1.Highway 1 -From An Lac round to Long An border -From An Lac round to Dong Nai bridge	60 km/h with all kinds of cars	50 km/h
	80 km/h with coach, cars	60 km/h
2.Pham Van Dong -From Nguyen Kiem round to Linh Dong, Thu Duc round	80 km/h with coach, cars	70 km/h
3.Truong Chinh	80 km/h with coach, cars	60 km/h
4.Highway 22 From An Suong crossroads to An Ha bridge From An Ha bridge to Suoi Sau culvert, border Tay Ninh	80 km/h with coach, cars	60 km/h
	60 km/h with trucks and car has the same structure	50 km/h
	80 km/h with coach, cars	70 km/h
	60 km/h with trucks and car has the same structure	50 km/h
5.Nguyen Van Linh From Ong Lon Bridge to Huynh Tan Phat	80 km/h with coach, cars	60 km/h
	60 km/h with trucks	40 km/h
	50 km/h with synthetic lanes	40 km/h
6.Kinh Duong Vuong (from Phu Lam round to An Lac round)	80 km/h with coach, cars	70 km/h
6.Kinh Duong Vuong (from Phu Lam round to An Lac round)	60 km/h with trucks	60 km/h
7.Quang Trung 8.Nguyen Kiem 9.Nguyen Van Luong 10.Phan Van Tri	60 km/h with coach, cars	50 km/h
	60 km/h with trucks	50 km/h
	50 km/h with synthetic lanes	40 km/h

Before, report to HCM City People's Committee, Transport Department said that in the first five months of 2018, the city had 1,474 traffic accidents, killing 303 people and injuring 1.007 people.
Compared with the same period in 2017, the number of deaths due to traffic accidents in the city increased by 37 people. Particularly in May 2018 in the city. There were 280 traffic accidents, killing 37 and injuring 189 people.

(Source: cafeauto.vn)