Proposal to prioritize mass public passenger transport

Developing public passenger transport by electric vehicles

According to delegate Nguyen Ngoc Son ( Hai Duong Delegation), Clause 2, Article 5 of the draft Law stipulates the policy of "prioritizing the development of public passenger transport by bus".

Delegates believe that such a regulation is not appropriate. Development of public passenger transport involves many types and means of transport, so general regulations should be in the direction of "prioritizing the development of mass public passenger transport" to ensure more coverage.

Mass transit is a specialized term that includes urban railways (metros, ground-level trams, elevated trams, monorails, trolleybuses), bus systems (bus rapid transit- BRT, buses).

Along with that, it is necessary to add content on prioritizing the development of public passenger transport in conjunction with the roadmap to limit personal vehicles in large cities. At the same time, it is necessary to specify the policy of prioritizing road development to serve vulnerable groups (people with disabilities, the elderly, children, pregnant women, etc.) in the provisions of the Draft.

National Assembly Delegate Huynh Thi Anh Suong speaks.

Delegate Huynh Thi Anh Suong ( Quang Ngai Delegation) said that regarding the development policy for road activities, it is necessary to supplement regulations on prioritizing the development of public passenger transport by electric vehicles. Currently, a type of public passenger transport by electric vehicles has been formed. It is predicted that this type will develop in the future.

"There needs to be a priority policy to develop (electric vehicles - PV) into a popular means of transport, in line with the general trend of the world, contributing to the development of green transport and environmental protection," delegate Huynh Thi Anh Suong suggested.

Regulations on picking up and dropping off students by car

Commenting on the activities of transporting students by car, delegate Nguyen Thi Mai Thoa (Hai Duong Delegation) said that it is very necessary for the law to have separate regulations to strictly manage the activities of transporting students between their residence and school, or participating in other school activities. Because children are weak and vulnerable. In fact, there have been many tragic accidents related to transporting students.

National Assembly Delegate Nguyen Thi Mai Thoa (Hai Duong Delegation) spoke,

Considering that the most important contents of this activity have been stipulated in the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, delegates proposed that the draft Road Law only needs to stipulate: The activity of transporting students by car is one of the types of passenger transport that must fully comply with general regulations on passenger transport.

National Assembly Delegate Nguyen Hai Dung (Nam Dinh Delegation) spoke.

However, delegate Nguyen Hai Dung (Nam Dinh Delegation) said that it is quite difficult to develop these two draft laws separately, especially since related contents are regulated in the two draft laws.

“There are many issues that need to be distinguished and considered to decide whether to regulate one or both laws. For example, with school buses, one person is the driver and one person is the student manager. The draft Road Law stipulates that the driver must have at least 2 years of experience in passenger transport. However, the draft Road Traffic Order and Safety Law only stipulates the manager…”, delegate Nguyen Hai Dung cited.

Focus on rural transport

Delegate Tran Thi Thu Phuoc (Kon Tum Delegation) suggested that there should be regulations to attract maximum non-budgetary resources to develop transport infrastructure. According to the delegate, in Clause 1, Article 5, the draft Law mentions more specific policies to support the improvement of rural roads, especially in mountainous areas, remote areas, and areas with many difficulties.

National Assembly Delegate Tran Thi Thu Phuoc (Kon Tum Delegation) spoke.

The drafting committee needs to conduct research to propose policies to mobilize all resources to build rural transport infrastructure, especially in mountainous areas, remote areas, such as having preferential policies for construction investment enterprises and socialization...

National Assembly delegates discussed in the hall on the morning of November 24.

At the discussion session, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang received the opinions of the National Assembly delegates. Based on the opinions of the National Assembly delegates in the group, the Drafting Committee made an initial report on acceptance and explanation.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang received delegates' opinions.

In the report clarifying the contents raised by the delegates, the Minister of Transport said that regarding general issues such as content and scope of regulation, the Ministry will closely coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security to review and ensure consistency, non-duplication and convenience in application.

Concluding the discussion, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong said: 24 delegates spoke, 1 delegate debated, 17 delegates registered but did not speak due to time running out, and requested that delegates send their opinions to the Secretary General of the National Assembly for synthesis.

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