Safety push targets driving offenses

A nationwide road safety campaign launched on Tuesday is targeting speeding, the offense that causes most accidents, along with six other common violations.

The others are overloading, driving while drunk, driving under the influence of drugs, running red lights, occupying emergency lanes and failing to give way to pedestrians at zebra crossings.

These seven types of violation account for a quarter of all the violations, according to the Ministry of Public Security's Traffic Bureau. Many violations do not cause accidents but are nevertheless illegal, such as failure to wear a seat belt.