China gets serious about seatbelt use
<p><span word="Traffic">Traffic</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="seatbelts">seatbelts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="expressways">expressways</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seatbelts">seatbelts</span> <span word="installed">installed</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seatbelts">seatbelts</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="educating">educating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>' <span word="better">better</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="crashes">crashes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="seatbelts">seatbelts</span>.</p><p><span word="Seatbelt">Seatbelt</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="depart">depart</span>.</p><p><span word="Inspections">Inspections</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministries">ministries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="seatbelts">seatbelts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="Zhenglin">Zhenglin</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seatbelt">seatbelt</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="each">each</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="inspections">inspections</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="overloading">overloading</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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