Is there any fine for operating electric bikes on the sidewalk in Vietnam?

Is there any fine for operating electric bikes on the sidewalk in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 8 of the Decree 100/2019/NĐ-CP (amended by Article 2 of the Decree 123/2021/NĐ-CP) stipulating penalties imposed upon operators of bicycles, motored bicycles (including electric bicycles), and other non-motorized vehicles violating traffic rules in Vietnam as follows:

1. A fine ranging from VND 80,000 to VND 100,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:

a) Failure to keep the vehicle to the right; going in the wrong lane;

b) Stopping suddenly; turning without signaling;

c) Failure to comply with traffic signs and road markings, except for violations specified in Point dd Clause 2, Point c Clause 3 of this Article;

d) Overtaking on the right side where prohibited;

dd) Stopping, parking on the roadway outside urban areas where sidewalks are available;

e) Going through a road tunnel without turning on the lights; making a u-turn in a road tunnel; stopping or parking at inappropriate positions in a road tunnel;

g) Going three abreast or more with bicycles, motored bicycles; going two abreast or more with other non-motorized vehicles;

h) Using an umbrella or cell phone while operating the bicycle or motored bicycle; using an umbrella while sitting on the bicycle or motored bicycle;

i) Operating a non-motorized vehicle at night without lights or reflectors;

k) Placing the vehicle on the roadway or sidewalk against the law; parking on the roadway in a manner that obstructs the traffic; parking on the tramway or on the bridge in a manner that obstructs the traffic;

l) Failure to obey the regulations on stopping or parking at level crossing except for violations specified in Point b Clause 2, Point b Clause 3 Article 49 hereof;

m) Using trolleys as street kiosks in a manner that obstructs the traffic;

n) Failure to yield to vehicles in the emergency lane or on the major road at an intersection;

o) Carrying more people than the legal limit, unless the person being carried needs emergency care;

p) Loading cargo to the vehicle beyond the legal limit; stacking goods unsafely or in a manner that obstructs the traffic and block the operator’s view;

q) Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol but BAC does not exceed 50 mg per 100 ml of blood or BrAC does not exceed 0.25 mg per liter of breath.

2. A fine ranging from VND 100,000 to VND 200,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:

a) Releasing both hands while operating a bicycle or motored bicycle; suddenly making a turn in front of a moving motor vehicle; steering a bicycle or motored bicycle with the legs;

b) Failure to comply with orders or instructions of the traffic conductor or traffic guard;

c) Pulling or pushing another vehicle or object or carrying bulky objects while operating or sitting on the vehicle; towing another vehicle or object.

d) Failure to allow other vehicles to overtake at their request when it is safe to do so; preventing motor vehicles from overtaking; obstructing emergency vehicles;

dd) Failure to comply with the traffic lights.

3. A fine ranging from VND 200,000 to VND 300,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator who commits any of the following violations:

a) Weaving, speeding and chasing on public roads;

b) Running on one wheel (or two wheel if the vehicle is a tricycle);

c) Entering restricted areas; roads erected with signs prohibiting entry of operated vehicles; going against traffic direction on one-way streets, roads erected with “Cấm đi ngược chiều” (No entry) signs;

d) The operator of motored bicycle (including electric bicycle) not wearing motorcycle helmets properly or wearing helmets improperly;

dd) Carrying a person on a motored bicycle (including electric bicycle) who does not wear the motorcycle helmet or does not wear the helmet properly, unless that person is a patient who needs urgent medical care, a child under 06 years of age, or a criminal being escorted;

e) Operating a vehicle while BAC exceeds 50 - 80 mg per 100 ml of blood or BrAC exceeds 0.25 - 0.4 mg per liter of breath;

4. 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) Entering a freeway, except for the vehicles serving the management and maintenance of the freeway;

b) Failure to stop, protect the scene, inform the authority, or give first aid to the victim after causing an accident;

c) Operating the vehicle while BAC exceeds 80 mg per 100 ml of blood or BrAC exceeds 0.4 mg per liter of breath;

d) Failure to comply with the law enforcement officer’s order for alcohol content testing.

dd) The operator of a motored bicycle (including electric bicycle) not wearing a motorcycle helmet or wearing a helmet improperly;

e) Carrying a person on a motored bicycle (including electric bicycle) who does not wear a motorcycle helmet or does not wear the helmet properly, unless that person is a patient who needs urgent medical care, a child under 06 years of age, or a criminal being escorted.

5. Apart from incurring fines, the vehicle operator that recommits or commits many of the violations specified in Point a and Point b Clause 3 of this Article shall also have his/her vehicle confiscated.

As regulations above, there is no regulations promulgating penalties on operating electric bikes on the sidewalk in Vietnam. Therefore, the man in your story shall not face any penalty.

What are the fines for operating electric bikes on the sidewalk in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 3 Article 6 of the Decree 100/2019/NĐ-CP (amended by Clause 4.b Article 2 of the Decree 123/2021/NĐ-CP) stipulating penalties imposed upon operators of mopeds and motorcycles (including electric motorcycles) and the like violating road traffic rules in Vietnam as follows:

3. 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) Turning without slowing down or signaling (except for going along a curved segment where there is no intersection); making a left turn while operating a vehicle prohibited from doing so by a “no left turn” sign; making a right turn while operating a vehicle prohibited from doing so by a “no right turn” sign;

b) Carrying 03 people or more on the vehicle;

c) Continuously honking, revving the engine in urban areas or residential areas, except for the emergency vehicles on duty;

d) Stopping or parking on a bridge;

dd) Going in groups in a manner that obstructs the traffic, except for the cases permitted by competent authorities;

e) 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 dd Clause 8 of this Article;

g) Failure to keep the vehicle to the right; going in the wrong lane; crossing the median strip; going on a sidewalk unless for entering a house;

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As regulations above, a fine ranging from VND 400,000 to VND 600,000 shall be imposed upon a vehicle operator for going on a sidewalk.

In which cases shall sidewalk be temporarily used not for traffic purpose in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 1 of the Decree 100/2013/NĐ-CP stipulating temporarily using a part of sidewalk not for traffic purpose as follows:

Sidewalks may be permitted to use temporarily not for traffic purpose in the following cases:

- To propagate guidelines, policies of the Party and law of State. Duration of temporarily using pavements does not exceed 30 days; in case it is more than 30 days, it must be approved by the Ministry of Transport (for national roads) or the provincial People’s Committees (for system of local roads);

- To organize funerals, and yard for keeping vehicles and parking in serve of funerals of households; duration of temporarily using pavement does not exceed 48 hours, in special case, it does not exceed 72 hours;

- To organize weddings and yard for keeping vehicles and parking in serve of weddings of households; duration of temporarily using pavement does not exceed 48 hours;

- Yard for keeping vehicles and parking in serve of cultural or sport activities, parades, festivals; duration of temporarily using pavement does not exceed duration of organizing those cultural activities;

- Yard for transshipment of construction materials and waste in serve of works construction of households; duration of use will be from 22: PM of previous day to 6: AM of the next day.

Above are cases that sidewalk shall be temporarily used not for traffic purpose in Vietnam.

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