Do running red light to give way to an ambulance violate traffic law in Vietnam? Which do priority vehicles in Vietnam include?
- What are a fine for automobile running red lights in Vietnam?
- Which vehicles have the priority right to go before other vehicles when passing intersections from any direction of traffic?
- Do running red light to give way to an ambulance violate traffic law in Vietnam?
- What is a fine for obstructing the priority vehicles?
What are a fine for automobile running red lights in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Clauses 5, 11, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP and Clauses 34 and 36, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP, running a red light is considered failure to comply with the traffic lights with fine ranging from VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000. The violator shall lead to suspension of driving license from 1 month to 3 months:
Article 5. Penalties imposed upon operators of cars and car-like vehicles violating traffic rules
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5. A fine ranging from VND 4,000,000 to VND 6,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:
a) Failure to comply with the traffic lights;
b) Failure to obey the orders or instructions of the traffic conductor or traffic guard;
c) Entering a blocked road or restricted area; going against traffic direction of a one-way road or a road where a “Cấm đi ngược chiều” (No entry) sign is erected, except for the violations specified in Point a Clause 8 of this Article and emergency vehicles on duty;
d) Overtaking in cases where overtaking is not permitted, overtaking in roads erected with signs prohibiting operated vehicles from overtaking; failure to signal before overtake; overtaking on the right of other vehicles in case not allowed to, except cases in which roads with multiple lanes with same direction of motion separated by road markings where vehicles on lanes on the right are faster than vehicles on lanes on the left;
dd) Failure to keep the vehicle to the right; going in the wrong lane (along or against traffic direction) except for cases specified in Point c Clause 4 of this Article; crossing the median strip; going on a sidewalk unless for entering a house;
e) Avoiding oncoming traffic against regulations and law, except for violations of using high beam when avoiding oncoming traffic specified in Point g Clause 3 of this Article; failure to yield to oncoming traffic as per the law in narrow or steep sections or in case of obstacles;
g) Failure to obey the rules when entering or leaving the freeway; going in the emergency lane or on the shoulder of the freeway; changing lanes on a freeway at inappropriate positions or without signals; failure to keep a safe following distance on the freeway;
i) Exceeding the speed limits by 10 km/h - 20 km/h
Which vehicles have the priority right to go before other vehicles when passing intersections from any direction of traffic?
According to the provisions of Article 22 of the Road Traffic Law 2008, the vehicles have the priority right to go before other vehicles when passing intersections from any direction of traffic in the following order:
Article 22. Priority rights of a number of vehicles
1. The following vehicles have the priority right to go before other vehicles when passing intersections from any direction of traffic in the following order:
a/ Fire engines traveling on duty;
b/ Military vehicles and police vehicles on urgent duty; motorcades led by police cars;
c/ Ambulances on duty;
d/ Dike-watch vehicles, vehicles employed in overcoming natural disasters or epidemics or in a state of emergency as prescribed by law;
e/ Funeral vehicle processions.
2. Vehicles specified at Points a, b, c and d of Clause 1, this Article, when traveling on duty, shall give signals by means of horn, banner and light according to regulations; are not restricted in speed; may enter one-way roads from the opposite direction and other roads open to traffic, even go through the red light, and must only follow the instructions of persons directing traffic.
The Government shall issue specific regulations on signals of priority vehicles.
3. When recognizing the signals of priority vehicles, road users shall promptly slow down, give way or pull in to the right edge of the carriageway to give way. They may not obstruct priority vehicles.
Thus, the prority vehicles order: Fire engines traveling on duty; Military vehicles and police vehicles on urgent duty; motorcades led by police cars; Ambulances on duty; Dike-watch vehicles, vehicles employed in overcoming natural disasters or epidemics or in a state of emergency as prescribed by law; Funeral vehicle processions.
The above vehicles when traveling on duty (except for Funeral vehicle processions.) shall give signals by means of horn, banner and light according to regulations; are not restricted in speed; may enter one-way roads from the opposite direction and other roads open to traffic, even go through the red light, and must only follow the instructions of persons directing traffic.
Do running red light to give way to an ambulance violate traffic law in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 22 of the Law on Road Traffic 2008, Ambulances on duty is priority vehicles, road users shall promptly slow down, give way or pull in to the right edge of the carriageway to give way. They may not obstruct priority vehicles.
Thus, running red light to give way to an ambulance in the above situation is to give way and must not obstruct the priority vehicles according to the provisions of the law on road traffic.
What is a fine for obstructing the priority vehicles?
According to the provisions of Point c, Clause 3, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP, failure to yield to or obstructing emergency vehicles on duty that are sending out emergency signals is not fined for administrative violations with fines currently.
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