What is the 'No stopping and parking' sign in Vietnam? What does it mean according to current regulations?
- What is the "No stopping and parking" sign in Vietnam? What does it mean according to current regulations?
- What is the meaning of the No stopping and parking sign in Vietnam according to current regulations?
- What are the penalties for parking a car where a “No stopping and parking" sign is erected in Vietnam?
What is the "No stopping and parking" sign in Vietnam? What does it mean according to current regulations?
According to Decision 54/2019/TT-BGTVT on national technical standards for road signs issued by the Minister of Transport, the No stopping and parking sign is sign P.130 "Cấm dừng xe và đỗ xe" (No stopping and parking). The sign has the following form:
Based on Article 4 of Article 18 of the Law on Road Traffic 2008, It is forbidden to stand or park a vehicle at the following positions:
- On the left side of one-way carriages;
- On bends and close the crests of slopes with insufficient visibility;
- On bridges, under flyovers;
- In parallel with another standing or parked vehicle;
- On pedestrian crossings;
- At an intersections and within 5 meters from the edge of the intersection;
- At bus stops;
- In front of and within 5 meters from both sides of the entrances of offices of agencies or organizations;
- At road sections wide enough for only line of traffic;
- Within railroad tracks’ safety areas;
- At places where the vehicle would conceal road signs.
What is the "No stopping and parking" sign in Vietnam? What does it mean according to current regulations?
What is the meaning of the No stopping and parking sign in Vietnam according to current regulations?
According to Appendix B.30 of QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT on road signs, the No stopping and parking sign is defined as follows:
B.30 Sign P.130 "No stopping and parking"
a) To indicate a prohibited area for stopping and parking, the sign P.130 "No stopping and parking" is used. This sign prohibits all types of motor vehicles from stopping and parking on the side of the road where the sign is placed, except for vehicles with priority as specified. For buses running on designated routes, appropriate stopping positions are indicated.
b) The prohibition of the sign starts from the position where the sign is placed and extends to the intersection or to the designated parking or stopping area (or to the position where the sign P.135 "End of all restrictions" is placed if there are multiple signs with expired effects). If special indications are needed, the starting position of the prohibition should be marked with sign S.503f and the ending position should be marked with sign S.503d "Direction of sign's effect" placed below the main sign.
c) In case of limited-time parking or stopping prohibition, sign S.508 (a, b) is used.
d) Within the effective range of the sign, if there is a median opening allowing U-turns, an additional P.130 sign should be placed as a reminder.
Therefore, the "No stopping and parking" sign essentially prohibits all types of motor vehicles from stopping and parking on the side of the road where the sign is placed, except for vehicles with priority as specified. For buses running on designated routes, appropriate stopping positions are indicated.
What are the penalties for parking a car where a “No stopping and parking" sign is erected in Vietnam?
According to point h, clause 2, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP as amended by point b, clause 34, Article 2 of Decree 123/2021/ND-CP, the penalties for stopping where a “Cấm dừng xe và đỗ xe” (No stopping and parking) sign is erected are regulated.
Penalties imposed upon operators of cars and car-like vehicles violating traffic rules
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2. A fine ranging from VND 400,000 to VND 600,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:
a) Changing lanes where prohibited or without signaling, except for the violations specified in Point g Clause 5 of this Article;
b) Operating the vehicle at a lower speed than that of other vehicles in the same direction without moving to the right of the roadway, unless the other vehicles are running faster than the legal limit;
c) Carrying more people in the cockpit than the legal limit;
d) Failure to comply with regulations on yielding at intersections, except for the violations specified in Points m and n Clause 3 of this Article;
dd) Operating a vehicle that involves in an accident without stopping the vehicle, protecting the crash scene, or giving first aid to the victims, except for the violations specified in Point b Clause 8 of this Article;
e) Operating an emergency vehicle without conformable warning devices or using warning devices without a license issued by a competent authority or without an unexpired one;
g) Stopping, parking on the roadway outside urban areas where the sidewalk is spacious enough; stopping or parking away from the right curb where the sidewalk is narrow or there is no sidewalk; stopping, parking against the traffic direction; stopping or parking on median barriers between carriageways; parking on a slope without choking the wheels; opening doors carelessly or leaving doors unsafely open;
h) Failure to stop the vehicle close to the sidewalk on the right side, or the right wheel is more than 0.25 m away from the side walk; stopping on the tramway or bus lane; stopping right above a manhole, cable duct opening, at a fire hydrant; getting out of the driving position or turning off the engine while stopping; stopping or parking at inappropriate positions where parking space is provided; stopping or parking at the crosswalk; stopping where a “Cấm dừng xe và đỗ xe” (No stopping and parking) sign is erected, except for the violations specified in Point i Clause 4 and Point b Clause 6 of this Article;
i) Making a u-turn in a residential area against the rules;
k) Making a u-turn at pedestrian crossings, on bridges, bridge approaches, in tunnels, under overpass, except for cases in which places for u-turn are established in locations above.
Thus, except for cases of stopping or parking on the highway in the wrong place as prescribed in Point d, Clause 7, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, the car driver stops the car at a place where a “No stopping and parking" sign is erected will be fined from 400,000 VND to 600,000 VND.
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