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Mr. Hoang The Tung, Deputy Director, Department of Traffic Safety, Ministry of Transportation (MOT), said that, based on comments received for the Road Traffic Bill (as amended), the drafting committee readjusted to adapt to Vietnam.
Previously, the Ministry of Transport has just published a draft Traffic law highway (amended) for public comment until June 21, including some controversial proposals, such as turning on motorcycle lights all day or passing green lights at congestion crossings. Also fined.
According to the Transit Bill (as amended), motorcycles have to turn on the lights all day – Photo: Van Duan
Specifically, Clause 3, Article 27 of the Draft Road Traffic Law (as amended), states: “During the day, motorcycles, motorcycles, electric bicycles, electric scooters, when traveling, must be turned on. The identification lights are designed to according to manufacturer’s design or at least one fence in front and one red rear light should illuminate.
Mr. Hoang The Tung, Deputy Director of the Department of Traffic Safety (Ministry of Transport), said that the regulations on motorcycles to start all day are based on the Ministry of Transport in accordance with the 1968 Vienna Convention to the Vietnam has been a member since 2014. Types of lights come on during the day called the Daytime Running Light (DRL – different from headlights, cos) to increase the ability to recognize vehicles when traveling on the road, especially in European countries with a lot of fog. .
In Vietnam, some imported cars like Honda SH, Honda Lead, Winner X … have removed the light switch. The identification light is on when the vehicle is running. However, there are also many models that do not have DRL, only two modes, cos.
The leader of the Department of Traffic Safety also said that if old cars have only two phase modes, the daytime running lights should be on instead of the identification lights.
This provision, if applied, would cause a major change in the use of traffic lights by road users in Vietnam. Current regulations only require motorcyclists to turn on the lights between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., when fog and bad weather limit visibility. Pursuant to Point 1, Clause 1, Article 6 of Decree No. 100/2019 / ND (-CP, motorcycles, motorcycles (including electric motorcycles) and similar vehicles of motorcycles and mopeds will be fined 100,000 -200,000 VND if it does not use the lights of the previous 19 hours to the 5 hours of the following day.
According to Nguyen Van Quyen, president of the Vietnam Automobile Transport Association, the 1968 Vienna Convention on Traffic Signs and Road Signs, there is a regulation to turn lights on all day for vehicles joining traffic. However, this regulation is only suitable for European countries, daylight is not enough, there is a lot of fog, lights are needed to identify. In Vietnam, a tropical country with the summer climate always high temperatures. Turning the light on causes glare to drivers of oncoming traffic. It is not necessary to turn on the motorcycle lights during the day with Vietnam.
Mr. Hoang The Tung, Deputy Director of the Traffic Safety Department of the Ministry of Transport, said that Vietnam has joined the 1968 Vienna Convention since 2014. All countries participating in the convention must comply with general regulations. . Therefore, the objective of having the Road Traffic Law (GTB) modify the Road Traffic Law 2008 is to make internal laws of the Convention.
“The Convention applies generally, so there are certain laws that are appropriate for one country but not the other. The drafting point is to present all the general provisions of the Convention, including many content, not just content to turn on car light. Based on receiving ideas, it will be adjusted to suit Vietnam “- said Mr. Tung.
Passing a green light at a traffic junction is also punished.
The Transport Ministry proposed fining people who pass green lights at congestion crossings. Specifically, in Article 13 on traffic light signals of the bill, the green light signal is a go signal, unless the approach direction is congested.
A red light signal is the signal to stop before the stop line. If there is no stop line, stop before the signal turns on.
If the signal light is in the middle or on the other side of an intersection, they must not enter the intersection, they must stop before the crosswalk (if applicable).
The Ministry of Transport proposes to impose sanctions on people who cross the green light at a traffic junction.
A yellow signal means that the signal must stop before the stop line. If the driver has passed the stop line or is too close to the stop line, if he stops, it can cause danger.
Therefore, if the new draft is approved, in the event of congestion, even with a green light, the vehicles must still stop. If it is to overcome, they can be administratively sanctioned.
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