Car drivers often make these 5 mistakes, the highest fine is up to 18 million VND
(Baonghean.vn) - When participating in traffic, many car drivers often make very common mistakes... Below are 5 mistakes that many Vietnamese drivers often make with the accompanying fines.
1. Over speed limit
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According to Article 6 of Circular 91/2015, it is stipulated that: In densely populated areas: for motor vehicles, it is 60 km/h on dual carriageways (with median strips and one-way roads with 2 or more motor vehicle lanes); two-way roads without median strips and one-way roads with 1 motor vehicle lane, the maximum speed allowed is 50 km/h.
Outside densely populated areas: similar to the above types of roads, the maximum allowed speeds are 90km/h and 80km/h respectively.
Penalty:600,000 - 800,000 VND when exceeding from 5km/h - 10km/h
1,200,000 - 2,000,000 VND when exceeding from 10km/h - 20km/h
5,000,000 - 6,000,000 VND; driver's license revoked for 1 month when exceeding the speed limit from 20km/h - 35km/h
7,000,000 - 8,000,000 VND; driver's license revoked for 2 months when exceeding 35km/h or more.
2. Drinking alcohol while driving
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This can be said to be a violation with a very high penalty, driving under the influence of alcohol is dangerous for yourself as well as other road users; causing an accident while drunk will be prosecuted...
Penalty:2,000,000 - 3,000,000 VND; driver's license revocation for 1 month when alcohol concentration does not exceed 0.25 milligrams/1L of breath.
8,000,000 - 12,000,000 VND; driver's license revocation for 4 - 6 months when breath alcohol concentration exceeds 50 - 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood, or exceeds 0.25 - 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath.
16,000,000 - 18,000,000 VND; driver's license revocation for 4 months when alcohol concentration exceeds 0.4 milligrams/1L of breath; Failure to comply with alcohol concentration test requests from traffic controllers and law enforcement officers.
3. Illegal overtaking
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Overtaking in cases where overtaking is prohibited; not signaling before overtaking; overtaking on the right side of another vehicle in cases where it is not permitted, except in cases where on a road section there are multiple lanes for vehicles traveling in the same direction, separated by lane markings, where the vehicle in the right lane is traveling faster than the vehicle in the left lane.
Penalty:2,000,000 - 3,000,000 VND; driver's license revocation for 1 month.
4. Turning the car around in violation of regulations
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This violation includes: Making a U-turn at a pedestrian crossing, on a bridge, at the beginning of a bridge, under an overpass, in a tunnel, on a narrow road, on a steep road, on a curved road with obstructed visibility, or where there is a sign "No U-turn".
Penalty:300,000 - 400,000 VND.
5. Parking illegally
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This is a common mistake, partly due to awareness, partly due to urban space not having enough parking space, stopping and parking in violation of regulations including: not stopping close to the right curb in the direction of travel or the nearest wheel is more than 0.25m from the curb, where there is a "No stopping/parking" sign, leaving the driver's seat and turning off the engine when stopping,...
Penalty:600,000 - 800,000 VND.