What are the road sign of dual carriageway and road sign of dual carriageway ends? What are the penalties for stopping on the left (along direction of motion) of dual carriageway in Vietnam?
What is dual carriageway in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 3.11 Article 3 of National Technical Regulation QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT on Road Sign, the definition of dual carriageway is as follows:
A dual carriageway is a road where the going and returning directions are separated by a divider (in the case of a painted line, it is not a dual carriageway).
Vietnam: What are the road sign of dual carriageway and road sign of dual carriageway ends?
Pursuant to Article 32 of the National Technical Regulation QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT on Road Signs stipulates as follows:
Meaning of using danger and warning signs
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32.1. Danger and warning signs have W code with the names of the signs as follows:
- Road sign No. W.201 (a,b): Dangerous turn;
- Road sign No. W.201 (c, d): Dangerous turns with the risk of overturning;
- Road sign No. W.202 (a, b): Many dangerous turns in a row;
- Road sign No. W.203 (a,b,c): The road is narrowed;
- Road sign No. W.204: Two-way road;
- Road sign No. W.205 (a,b,c,d,e): Crossroads;
- Road sign No. W.206: Crossing and running around the roundabout;
- Road sign No. W.207 (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, k, l): Intersection with non-priority road (branch road);
- Road sign No. W.208: Intersection with priority road (main road);
- Road sign No. W.209: Crossing with light signal;
- Road sign No. W.210: Intersection with fenced railway;
- Road sign No. W.211a: Intersection with railway without barriers;
- Road sign No. W.211b: Intersection with tram line;
- Road sign No. W.212: Narrow bridge;
- Road sign No. W.213: Temporary bridge;
- Road sign No. W.214: Swing bridge - Take-off bridge;
- Road sign No. W.215a: Embankment, deep pool ahead;
- Road sign No. W.215 (b,c): Embankment, deep pool on the right side of the road; Embankment, deep pool on the left side of the road;
- Road sign No. W.216a: Underground road;
- Road sign No. W.216b: Underground road at risk of flash flood;
- Road sign No. W.217: Ferry port;
- Road sign No. W.218: Underpass;
- Road sign No. W.219: Dangerous descent;
- Road sign No. W.220: Dangerous slope;
- Road sign No. W.221a: Convex and concave road;
- Road sign No. W.221b: Road with speed bumps;
- Road sign No. W.222a: Smooth road;
- Road sign No. W.222b: Dangerous roadside;
- Road sign No. W.223 (a,b): Dangerous cliffs;
- Road sign No. W.224: Pedestrian crossing;
- Road sign No. W.225: Children;
- Road sign No. W.226: Bicycle crossing;
- Road sign No. W.227: Construction site;
- Road sign No. W.228 (a,b): Rocks fall;
- Road sign No. W.228c: Rocks shot up;
- Road sign No. W.228d: Weak roadbed;
- Road sign No. W.229: Airplanes up and down;
- Road sign No. W.230: Cattle;
- Road sign No. W.231: Wild animals cross the road;
- Road sign No. W.232: Crosswind;
- Road sign No. W.233: Other dangers;
- Road sign No. W.234: Intersection with two-way road;
- Road sign No. W.235: Dual carriageway;
- Road sign No. W.236: Dual carriageway ends;
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Thus, according to the regulation, the Road sign ‘Dual carriageway’ is the Road sign No. W.235; The Road sign ‘Dual carriageway ends’ is the Road sign No. W.236. The Road sign ‘Dual carriageway’ is smaller than the Road sign ‘Dual carriageway ends’. Traffic operators should avoid confusion between these two road signs.
What are the road sign of dual carriageway and road sign of dual carriageway ends? What are the penalties for stopping on the left (along direction of motion) of dual carriageway in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What are the penalties for stopping on the left (along direction of motion) of dual carriageway in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Point d, Clause 4, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP (amended and supplemented by Point b, Point d, Clause 34, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP) stipulates as follows:
Penalties imposed upon operators of cars and car-like vehicles violating traffic rules
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4. A fine ranging from VND 2,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:
a) Using a cell phone with hands while operating the vehicle on public roads;
b) Entering prohibited areas, roads erected with signs prohibiting entry of operated vehicles, except for violations specified in Point c Clause 5, Point a Clause 8 of this Article and emergency vehicles on missions;
c) Failure to stop a vehicle ineligible for free flow electronic toll collection (ETC) (for the vehicle that is not equipped with an e-tag or is equipped with an e-tag but has not enough balance in the ETC account to pay a toll on ETC lane) from entering lanes for free-flow ETC at toll booths;
d) Stopping or parking on the left of one-way street or on the left (along direction of motion) of dual carriageway; on curve section of the road or near top of slopes where vision is obstructed; on bridges, under overpass, parallel with another parking or stopping vehicle, except for violations specified in Point b Clause 6 of this Article;
dd) Stopping, parking, making a u-turn against the rules and thus causing traffic congestion;
e) Using warning devices for emergency vehicles on a non-emergency vehicle;
g) Failure to take safety measures when the vehicle breaks down at an intersection with a railway;
h) Failure to yield overtaking vehicles provided safety conditions are satisfied;
i) Backing up or making a u-turn in road tunnels; stopping, parking or overtaking in road tunnels where such activities are not permitted.
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Thus, according to the above regulations, the act of stopping or parking on the left (along direction of motion) of dual carriageway will be fined from VND 2,000,000 to VND 3,000,000.
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