Vietnam’s road safety is improving, albeit slowly

Vietnam’s road safety statistics are improving, a major development for the country. Between December the 16th 2015 and November the 15th 2016, there were 19,429 crashes in Vietnam, a drop of 1,426 than from the same period in the previous year. Meanwhile injuries due to road crashes dropped by 1,990 to 17,184 for the period compared with the previous year. Road deaths during this time reached 7,907. Various road safety measures have been introduced by the Vietnam Government in a bid to cut the casualty rat
December 6, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Vietnam’s road safety statistics are improving, a major development for the country. Between December the 16th 2015 and November the 15th 2016, there were 19,429 crashes in Vietnam, a drop of 1,426 than from the same period in the previous year. Meanwhile injuries due to road crashes dropped by 1,990 to 17,184 for the period compared with the previous year. Road deaths during this time reached 7,907. Various road safety measures have been introduced by the Vietnam Government in a bid to cut the casualty rate and it is of note that the country is one of the few in South East Asia to have made such an achievement.

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