CRC, NGOs team up on traffic safety in Phnom Penh phnompenhpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phnompenhpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PM calls for respect for road laws, urges 'responsible' driving phnompenhpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phnompenhpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kandal provincial governor Kong Sophorn has called for the provincial traffic police to step up enforcement activities – especially regarding drivers who break the speed limit or operate their vehicles while intoxicated – in a bid to reduce traffic accidents.
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng urged citizens to adhere to the traffic laws and the authorities to continue enforcing them, noting that despite a 26 per cent decrease in the road toll in the first four months of this year, road users still need to exercise more care behind the wheel.
The three days of official Khmer New Year celebrations from April 14-16 saw 18 deaths and nearly 80 injuries in road traffic accidents across the country. According to the National Police’s department of traffic and public order, this was a reduction over the same period last year, when 27 people lost their lives.