Vietnam: An automobile is only allowed to stop at the passenger pick-up and drop-off point for no more than 03 minutes

According to Point b Clause 2 Article 18 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, at the passenger pick-up and drop-off point, an automobile is only allowed to stop for no more than 03 minutes.

Moreover, organizing and managing a passenger pick-up and drop-off point are prescribed as follows:

- The passenger pick-up and drop-off point is only used for fixed-route auto transport and must not be used for any other activities;

- The Department of Transport shall determine the location of the fixed-route passenger pick-up and drop-off point (the point located along a highway and a road shall be approved by a competent road authority and a district-level People’s Committee respectively), reach an agreement thereon with the district-level People’s Committee and then request approval by the provincial People’s Committees.

- The Department of Transport shall advise the provincial People’s Committee on organizing, managing and ensuring traffic safety, order and security and environmental safety at passenger pick-up and drop-off points within the province;

- The pick-up and drop-off point shall be constructed according to the following principles: for a newly constructed, upgraded or expanded road, the investor shall record the passenger pick-up and drop-off point as an item of the construct project; for an operational road, the passenger pick-up and drop-off point shall be constructed by calling for private sector involvement or using the state budget;

- The Department of Transport shall issue a notice of operation or suspension of a fixed-route passenger pick-up and drop-off point.

View more details at Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from July 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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