Preventing ‘night storm’

‘Night storm’ has long been a familiar term for speed games of those who participate in illegal street racing. Although the police force has strengthened to stop racing in recent years, this situation has not been completely ended. On the contrary, there is a tendency to complicate developments when the subjects of ‘night storm’ trips are younger and younger and use alcohol, causing many heartbreaking accidents.
“Night storm” has long become a familiar term to refer to speed games of those who participate in illegal street racing. Although the police force has strengthened to stop racing in recent years, this situation has not been completely ended. On the contrary, there is a trend of complicated developments when the subjects of the “night storm” trips are younger and younger and use alcohol, causing many heartbreaking accidents.

According to the latest statistics from the Traffic Police Department (Traffic Police), the Ministry of Public Security, in 2020, the national functional forces detected 803 cases of splitting, swinging, and running at high speed with 1,807 subjects. Thereby, prosecuted 12 cases, 69 subjects. Although the traffic police and other forces have dealt with aggressively, this situation is still showing signs of increasing. Specifically, only in the first quarter of 2021, the competent force detected 326 racing-related cases. Typically, in early April, while conducting patrol and control on Highway 23B (in Dai Thinh commune), the working group of the Me Linh District Police (Hanoi City) discovered a group of young people. Motorcycle drivers show signs of congregation, causing public disorder. Immediately after that, the Working Group deployed a squad to block and hold the target group, detain 13 vehicles. At the police station, a group of 13 youth and teenagers claimed to have gathered to drink alcohol. Notably, in the group of teenagers who violated, some children under 16 years old still drive a motorcycle with a capacity of over 50 cm3. More seriously, on the morning of March 19, hundreds of “monster drivers” ride motorbikes on the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressway screaming the throttle, blocking the highway to race. This incident took place right in the rush to restore traffic safety and order. Determining the seriousness of the case, Ho Chi Minh City police prosecuted the criminal case “Organizing illegal racing” and summoned the subjects related to the case to prosecute according to regulations. legal regulations. The statistics and cases mentioned above show that a part of drivers’ consciousness is still poor, especially in cases of defying the law, despite the danger to their lives. body and community. According to the Traffic Police Department, in our country today, illegal racing is basically divided into two types: spontaneous and organized. In big cities, it is not uncommon to see young people driving cars at speeding speeds, swinging, swinging, hitting heads, chasing each other on the road or racing illegally. It is these errors that easily lead to serious traffic accidents causing death or even death of many people. In order to bypass the authorities, recently, illegal racing groups often take advantage of locations far from the headquarters of the functional unit or the area adjacent to the area. In the process of preparing to organize the race, the members participating in the “night storm” often use social networks, set up secret associations, private groups, to call for gatherings and pointers, thus causing many difficulties for functional forces in information capture and capture. Facing the above situation, the Ministry of Public Security has just directed the national traffic police and the police of the provinces and cities to increase patrol, control and handle illegal racing. Accordingly, the Ministry of Public Security requires the local police to continue strictly implementing the instructions of the Ministry of Public Security on the prevention and control of illegal racing. Urgently investigate and resolve new cases and apply shortened procedures to coordinate with legal protection agencies (Procuracies, Courts) to quickly prosecute and strictly adjudicate the subjects. illegally organizing, racing, disrupting public order. In some places, the legal agency has proposed a mobile trial in the same area with a number of typical cases to deter and educate. At the same time, through professional activities and through social media, mass media, national population database, surveillance camera system, human camera people … to determine time, mode, tricks; to map the routes, places where objects often organize, gather illegally racing, disturb public order to prevent and stop right from the moment of rekindling … Strengthen investigating, detecting the leader, organizing, illegally racing, causing disturbance to public order for strict handling according to the provisions of law. In addition to the entry of the national safety force, the core solution to completely end the illegal racing situation in general and the racing organized by young people and teenagers in particular, is there should be people’s orientation to sports, to be physically active. The propaganda of the law on the prevention and control of illegal racing needs to apply to all residents in residential communities, so that they know it is a violation of the law, thereby consciously managing education. My children are not participating; proactively detect and report to authorities when they know information about racing gatherings to promptly take measures to prevent them. From the experience in many countries, the authorities need to study the sport model, add a controlled “playground” for those who love adventure, experience thrills at races. licensed vehicles are organized methodically, securely and safely.