VietNamNet Bridge - Heartbreaking murders coming from frictions and scuffles after traffic crashes are no longer a rarity in the street. Instead of giving an apology or explaining gently-- behaviors swell, resulting in murders.

“Street heroes" – the biggest fear on the street

The most recent case occurred at 20:30 on September 6 in Phung Khoang market, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi. According to Mr. Nguyen Manh Ha, 27, from Thai Binh province--at that time, he drove a motorcycle to Phung Khoang market and collided with the vehicle of a young man.

After exchanging words, the two sides became involved in a conflict. They called their "comrades" to help. During the fight, Nguyen Ngoc Dat, 30, Ha’s friend--died, while Ha was also seriously injured.

This is just one of the many cases after traffic crashes in which victims were not killed by the accident, but they lost their lives because of a curse.

Ms. Ha, from Long Bien District, Hanoi, said: "When I go out, the scariest thing on the road is having collisions with boys or drunken men. I have seen blood in the fight between ‘street heroes’ after vehicle clashes.” Many people share Ha’s thinking when they’re in traffic.

Le Ngoc Dat, 24, from District 8, HCM City has just surrendered after brutally murdering a young man in early June 2012, after a minor traffic collision on the road.

At 9pm of June 4, after drinking, Dat carried Tran Hoai Bao, 25, on his motorbike. In front of the Cho Lon post office, District 5, Dat’s motorcycle collided with the motorbike of Duong Huy Tai, 21, from District 11. Tai also carried a friend and also on the way home after drinking.

After the collision, the two sides exchanged words and came to blows. Tai and his friend fled but Dat and Bao sped up to chase them. Tai was beaten to death.

Many people intervened and pursued Dat and Bao. Sitting back, Bao used an electric baton to intimidate these people to escape.

Not only drunk men who lost of control on the road but also women.

Caption: On the road, the vehicles of Nguyen Thi Thao Uyen, 28, from District 3, Ho Chi Minh City and Truong Thi Thanh Xuan, 22, collided. While exchanging words, Uyen pulled a knife to stab her opponent to death on the road.

On the evening of January 17, 2011, Truong Thi Thanh Xuan, 22, drove a motorcycle carrying her cousin on Le Van Sy Road, HCM City. On Le Van Sy Bridge, Xuan’s motorcycle clashed with the vehicle of Nguyen Thi Thao Uyen, 28, from District 3, Ho Chi Minh City. Two women quarreled. After a while, Xuan and her cousin went away.

Uyen pursued Xuan to quarrel. Xuan used a helmet to consecutively hit Uyen. Being annoyed, Uyen stabbed Xuan nearly a dozen times, causing Xuan’s death.

Street hooligan is a problem



Hooligan behavior, violence after minor traffic collisions on the road has become one of the problems in big cities. In this regard, psychological expert Nguyen Thi Tam, Director of the Hon Viet Center for Training and Application of Scientific Psychology (Phu Nhuan District, HCM City), said that murders come from minor traffic collisions left very painful social consequences.

According to Tam, victims of these murders could be the pillar of their family. When a family loses a member, they not only suffer from mental anguish but also lose their supports while the society loses labor.

Families of murders also suffer from material losses (paying huge compensation for the victim), emotional damage when their children have to face the law.

Such cases have made people to be in anxiety, insecurity, and lose confidence in the society in which they live.

According to Tam, there are many reasons causing this painful reality. People today are under great pressure of time, tension and even suffer from stress in their life.

They want to travel as quickly as possible to address their tasks. When traffic collisions occur due to intense pressure after a hard-working day, they cannot master their emotions, their behavior. They are ready to "explode,” to make aggression, verbally abuse and swipe at others and it's easy to lose their temper.

If people understand the law, are mature and strong in thought, live with clear purpose and understand the meaning of their life, they will appreciate their life and others, with little things like collision on the road, they can resolve it smoothly.

She also stressed on the education and dissemination of traffic laws, culture of behavior, consciousness, etc. for students.

"In my opinion, there should be effective methods of transmission of the law, traffic regulations in simple ways, easy to understand for children. In the past, children were often taught by poems and songs. I have a friend who is now 60 but he still remembers a poem about traffic laws that he was taught at the elementary school," Tam said.

P.Lan