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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 07:35 |
 A Mongolian Parliamentary committee
has reported on rising auto accident rates in Mongolia.
Meeting in session, the Parliamentary
Standing Committee on law noted that fatal auto accidents continue to
rise each year in Mongolia.
Figures released by the committee
showed 3,676 people had died on Mongolian roads during the past ten
years.
More disturbing to lawmakers
is that in the last four years, 1,453 deaths were reported on Mongolian
roads. During this same period, 5,242 people were injured.
Some lawmakers have described
the accident rate as having reached a disaster level.
Committee members suggested
reconstructing road junctions in order to reduce traffic jams, constructing
parking lots, encouraging the use of public buses and reducing the use
of sometimes dangerous mini-buses.
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