Vietnam: Which traffic safety violations are subject to fines and driving license points deduction?

According to the Draft Law on ensuring road traffic order and safety of Vietnam, violations of road traffic safety apply fines and deduction of driving license points for motor vehicle operators are as follows:

- Involving in an accident without stopping the vehicle, protecting the crash scene, or giving first aid to the victims;

- Dragging or pushing other vehicles or other objects contrary to regulations; carrying people on towed vehicles, except for the operator;

- Using a cell phone; using audio equipment, except for hearing aid devices, using an umbrella (for mopeds and motorcycles);

- Entering prohibited areas, roads erected with signs prohibiting entry of operated vehicles, except for emergency vehicles on missions;

- Stopping or parking on the left of one-way street or on the left (along direction of motion) of dual carriageway; on curve section of the road or near top of slopes where vision is obstructed; on bridges, under overpass, parallel with another parking or stopping vehicle;

- Failure to yield overtaking vehicles provided safety conditions are satisfied; backing up or making a u-turn in road tunnels; stopping, parking or overtaking in road tunnels where such activities are not permitted;

- Entering a blocked road or restricted area; going against traffic direction of a one-way road or a road where a “Cấm đi ngược chiều” (No entry) sign is erected, except for the violations specified in Point a Clause 8 of this Article and emergency vehicles on duty;

- Failure to keep the vehicle to the right; going in the wrong lane; crossing the median strip;

- Failure to obey the rules when entering or leaving the freeway; going in the emergency lane or on the shoulder of the freeway; changing lanes on a freeway at inappropriate positions or without signals; failure to keep a safe following distance on the freeway; Stopping or parking on freeway in locations against regulations and law; failure to provide signals to inform other drivers in case of compulsory stop or parking on freeway in locations against regulations and law; making a u-turn on freeway;

- Failure to yield to or obstructing emergency vehicles on duty that are sending out emergency signals;

- Failure to take safety measures when the vehicle breaks down at an intersection with a railway;

- Failure to obey orders and requests of traffic controllers or traffic controllers, road signs, traffic lights.

View more details at the Draft Law on ensuring road traffic order and safety of Vietnam.

Ty Na

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