Too many accidents - bus/minivan companies must register drivers
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 1:21 am
Police Ask Companies to Register Drivers as Road Deaths Rise
August 24, 2017
- Following an increase in deaths caused by company drivers overtaking, speeding, drifting off to sleep or driving drunk, the National Police has called for the cooperation of nearly 40 businesses in keeping better records of their employees, according to an official.
On Wednesday morning at its Phnom Penh headquarters, the National Police held a meeting with private passenger car firms and delivery companies to tackle the problem, Run Rathveasna, director of the traffic police and public order department, said.
“Now, we want all of the companies to send us the identities of their company’s drivers to keep a record in our system,” he said. “It will be helpful if they escape the scene of accidents or commit an offense.”
Companies will be expected to log which of their drivers are using company vehicles before each trip so police can use their records in an investigation, he said. In the past, companies have also used word of mouth to recruit drivers without carrying out thorough background checks or ensuring they have drivers’ licenses, increasing the likelihood of accidents, he added.
A National Police report released on Wednesday claimed there were 38 more deaths caused by professional drivers of vans, buses and delivery trucks in the first six months of the year compared to the same period last year, but did not give the actual numbers for each period...
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/poli ... se-133961/
August 24, 2017
- Following an increase in deaths caused by company drivers overtaking, speeding, drifting off to sleep or driving drunk, the National Police has called for the cooperation of nearly 40 businesses in keeping better records of their employees, according to an official.
On Wednesday morning at its Phnom Penh headquarters, the National Police held a meeting with private passenger car firms and delivery companies to tackle the problem, Run Rathveasna, director of the traffic police and public order department, said.
“Now, we want all of the companies to send us the identities of their company’s drivers to keep a record in our system,” he said. “It will be helpful if they escape the scene of accidents or commit an offense.”
Companies will be expected to log which of their drivers are using company vehicles before each trip so police can use their records in an investigation, he said. In the past, companies have also used word of mouth to recruit drivers without carrying out thorough background checks or ensuring they have drivers’ licenses, increasing the likelihood of accidents, he added.
A National Police report released on Wednesday claimed there were 38 more deaths caused by professional drivers of vans, buses and delivery trucks in the first six months of the year compared to the same period last year, but did not give the actual numbers for each period...
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/poli ... se-133961/