Latest rules for parking and stopping vehicles in Vietnam from January 01, 2025

Latest rules for parking and stopping vehicles in Vietnam from January 01, 2025 (Internet image)

Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order 2024 2024 was approved by the 15th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 7th session on June 27, 2024.

What is stopping and parking a vehicle under the law in Vietnam?

- Stopping a vehicle is the temporary immobilization of a vehicle for the time necessary to allow passengers to get on or off, load or unload goods, check the vehicle's technical conditions, or other activities. When stopping a vehicle, the engine should not be turned off, and the driver should not leave the driving position except to close/open doors, load/unload goods, check the vehicle's technical conditions, and must use the parking brake or other safety measures.

- Parking a vehicle means the vehicle is immobilized with no time limit. When parking, the driver may leave the vehicle only if the parking brake is engaged or other safety measures are taken. Vehicles parked on slopes must have their wheels steered toward the curb and chocked.

(Clause 1, 2 Article 18 of the Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order 2024 2024)

Latest rules for parking and stopping vehicles in Vietnam from January 01, 2025

Article 18 of the Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order 2024 2024 stipulates the rules for parking and stopping vehicles in Vietnam from January 01, 2025 as follows:

(1) Drivers of road vehicles when stopping or parking on the road must comply with the following regulations:

- Signal to inform other road users when entering or leaving the parking, stopping position;

- Not obstructing pedestrians and other road vehicles.

(2) Drivers of road vehicles are not allowed to stop or park at the following positions:

- On the left side of a one-way street;

- On a curved section of the road or near the crest of a hill where visibility is obstructed;

- On bridges, except where traffic is organized to allow;

- Under flyovers, except in places permitting stopping or parking;

- Parallel in the same direction to another vehicle already stopped or parked on the road;

- Less than 20 meters away on narrow streets, less than 40 meters on streets with only one lane for motor vehicles on one direction;

- On pedestrian crossings;

- At intersections and within 5 meters from the intersection edges;

- Bus stops or pick-up/drop-off points;

- In front of and within 5 meters on both sides of gates of offices, organizations with arranged paths for vehicle entry/exit;

- In places where the road width only allows one lane for motor vehicles;

- Within the railway safety zone;

- Obstructing traffic signs, signals;

- On lanes reserved for buses, over drainage holes, beneath communication or high voltage power line ducts, places reserved for fire engines to access water, on roads, sidewalks contrary to legal regulations.

(3) On roads, drivers of road vehicles may only stop or park where there is a wide shoulder or a homestead land area outside the driving part; if the shoulder is narrow or non-existent, stopping or parking must be close to the right edge of the road.

(4) In cities, drivers of road vehicles may only stop or park close to the right edge of the sidewalk according to the driving direction; the nearest wheel must not be more than 0.25 meters away from the curb and must not obstruct or endanger other road users.

(5) In case of technical malfunction or other unavoidable circumstances requiring parking that occupies part of the driving lane or in a prohibited area, there must be emergency signals or warning signs behind the vehicle to alert other road users.

For more details, refer to the Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order 2024 2024, which comes into force in Vietnam from January 01, 2025.

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