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The main causes for road traffic accidents in Cambodia

vutha — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:59:54 +0000

(This article is written by my cousin, Meas Sophy. He tried to write this essay in order to improve his language and share thoughts, opinion and ideas with you)

Nowadays, Cambodia is facing many problems, especially corruption, HIV, economic downturn, poverties and traffic accidents. The most important thing is traffic accidents [...]

Why do passengers dislike the traffic cop?

vutha — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:40:13 +0000

Since the prime minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, has paid attention to the traffic accident so much and the government has taken an action to reduce it firmly. The Phnom Penh city is improving everywhere and the traffic law is strengthened. Nowadays, all of Cambodian people have to respect the rules; especially when [...]

Need life safety or justice?

vutha — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:17:37 +0000

Last month, I wrote blog post that traffic police fined me and friend of mine while we drove car without wearing belt at midnight. At that time, we gave 10,000 riel to them when they asked us for pure water. And I got comment from Jeffrey Serey Hola from USA, sharing [...]

Are you afraid of threat warning?

vutha — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:37:27 +0000

That is the question that a journalism student asked me when she chatted with me nearly two hours about Cambodia’s traffic law, especially relating to the road accidents, bribery, corruption and extortion which are committed by traffic police. During the last year, I have liked to write my blog posts related to traffic [...]

Police started to fine motorists in evening

vutha — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:14:44 +0000

So far, the increasing number of passengers has good understanding about the advantages of wearing helmet and installing mirror after the road traffic law has been enforced early this year to all people traveling on road throughout Cambodia. It is noted that a handful of young youths still do not comply with the [...]

The argument between the drivers and victims after traffic accidents

vutha — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:12:08 +0000

(This article is written by my cousin, Meas Sophy. He tried to write this essay in order to improve his language and share thoughts, opinion and ideas with you)

Recently, the traffic accidents could happen everywhere and every time, and they could be serious or small problems. However, the government has [...]

Circulation of luxury cars without plates

vutha — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:53:21 +0000

I really support the government to enforce traffic law for motorbike drivers without helmet and mirror. By the way, the government also ordered to remove all private cars bearing state-owned license plates such as military police and police license plates.

Until now, there are more than 80 percent of people [...]

No fine if motorbike with mirror

vutha — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:29:33 +0000

You will see the picture above, if without mirror, traffic police will find motorbike drivers. So far, there are more than 80 percent of motorcycles installed rear mirror.

Whom is traffic law applied for?

vutha — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:01:36 +0000

Policemen have been deployed across the country in order to strengthen the implementation of road traffic law, which was signed by the King in 2007. The first step, the fine have been applied for drivers without wearing helmet and installing mirrors. The implementation of law is to reduce the fatal accident, damage private [...]

Extortion and immoral acts of traffic policemen

vutha — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:55:02 +0000

Stopping and walking your motorbike on the sidewalk because you drive without wearing safe helmet and installation of mirrors. So, you are fined. The amount of fine is up to each fault. It is fined 4,000 riel without mirror and 3,000 riel without wearing helmet but drivers do not forget to ask policemen [...]

Abuse of licence plates not restricted to RCAF

vutha — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:06:27 +0000

By Tong Soprach (published on The Phnom PenhÂ Post, 18 May 2009)

The government is cracking down on cars with unauthorised police and military number plates.

But around 8:30am, everyone can see Mercedeses with government plates driving the opposite way on Monivong Boulevard towards the Council of Ministers building. Why [...]

Influence of Police and Military plate

vutha — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:17:26 +0000

In the past and the present time, vehicles bearing police and military license plates make drivers apparently to have power to run across the country. And sometimes traffic police officers dare not stop them, even though they broke the traffic lights. Those like to use the kind of these plates are low and high [...]

Enforcing motorists to wear helmet is still not effective

vutha — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:43:52 +0000

Requiring all motorcycle riders to wear crash helmet is a part of new road traffic law passed in 2007 and is aimed at reducing road traffic accident. The government directive over motorbike riders to wear safe helmet has taken effective since 1st January 2009. Traffic police would start fining all motorists without wearing helmet. [...]

Phnom Penh traffic police’s brutal acts

vutha — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:55:38 +0000

Where is the justice in Cambodia society? Who respects the law? Who breaks the law? Most of traffic policemen have been stationed at the corner of the traffic lights in Phnom Penh to facilitate the road traffic and protect social order for Cambodian people. On the contrary, image of policemen order protection is under [...]

Victim of traffic light violator

vutha — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:58:56 +0000

In this morning, I became the victim of traffic light violator in Phnom Penh while I was in car with my friend who is the driver. After we had breakfast and then went to meet one friend of mine at Apasara Television station. And then we approached traffic light at the intersection of the [...]

Traffic police’s duty to get money from drivers

vutha — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:51:57 +0000

Almost every day, traveling toward my workplace along street in Phnom Penh, I have always spotted traffic police getting money from passenger taxi, or trucks hauling their personal goods while running past the traffic light at the intersection of corner where traffic police officers stands, especially in Phnom Penh city.

Traffic policeman stationed [...]