What is the Carriageway? How is the Order of Priority Vehicles in Traffic Participation Regulated?

What is a roadway? What is a roadway for motor vehicles? What is a roadway for rudimentary vehicles?

The above issues are stipulated in the National Technical Regulation QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT on Road Traffic Signs, specifically:

- A roadway is the part of the road used for vehicular traffic.

- A roadway for motor vehicles is the part of the road used for motorized road vehicles and specialized motorcycles.

- A roadway for rudimentary vehicles is the part of the road used for rudimentary road vehicles.

Priority order of vehicles when participating in traffic

The priority order of vehicles when participating in traffic is stipulated in the National Technical Regulation QCVN 41:2019/BGTVT on Road Traffic Signs, specifically:

The following vehicles have the right of way over other vehicles at intersections from any direction in the following order:

- Fire engines on duty;

- Military vehicles, police vehicles on urgent duty; convoys escorted by police cars;

- Ambulances performing emergency duties;

- Dyke protection vehicles, vehicles on duties to mitigate natural disasters, epidemics, or vehicles on emergency duties as stipulated by law;

- Funeral processions

Sincerely.