From August 1, fine up to 800,000 VND for using phone with hands while driving a car

Because the regulation only punishes the act of "using hands", using headphones to listen to the phone is not covered by this regulation.

Article 5. Penalties for drivers and passengers of cars and similar vehicles violating road traffic rules

3. A fine of between VND 600,000 and VND 800,000 shall be imposed on a driver who commits one of the following violations:

a) Driving a vehicle at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit from 05 km/h to under 10 km/h;

b) Continuously honking, revving the engine; honking the horn, using high beams in urban areas and densely populated areas, except for priority vehicles on duty as prescribed;

c) Changing direction without reducing speed or without signaling (except when driving along a curved road section where the roads do not intersect at the same level);

d) Failure to comply with regulations on stopping and parking at road intersections at the same level as railways; stopping and parking within the safety zone of railways, except for violations specified in Point b Clause 2, Point b Clause 3 Article 48 of this Decree;

d) Stopping or parking a vehicle at the following locations: On the left side of a one-way street; on a curved road or near the top of a slope where visibility is obstructed; on a bridge, under an overpass, parallel to another vehicle that is stopping or parking; at a road intersection or within 05 m from the edge of the intersection; at a bus stop; in front of or within 05 m on both sides of the gate of an agency or organization's headquarters where there is a road for cars to enter and exit; where the road section is only wide enough for one lane; obscuring road signs;

e) Parking a vehicle not close to the curb or sidewalk on the right side of the road in the direction of travel or the nearest wheel is more than 0.25 m from the curb or sidewalk; parking a vehicle on a tramway or bus lane; parking a vehicle on a drainage manhole, a telephone or high-voltage power line, or a space reserved for fire trucks to get water; parking or leaving a vehicle on the sidewalk in violation of the law; parking a vehicle where there is a "No Parking" or "No Stopping and Parking" sign, except for the violation specified in Point c Clause 7 of this Article;

g) Not using or not using enough lighting from 7:00 p.m. the previous day to 5:00 a.m. the following day, when fog or bad weather limits visibility; using high beams when avoiding oncoming vehicles, except for violations specified in Point c, Clause 6 of this Article;

h) Driving a car towing another vehicle or object (except in the case of towing a trailer, semi-trailer or another specialized car or motorbike when this vehicle cannot move by itself); driving a car pushing another vehicle or object; driving a car towing a trailer or semi-trailer towing another trailer or other vehicle or object; not securely and safely connecting the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle when towing each other;

i) Carrying people on the towed vehicle, except the driver;

k) Making a U-turn at a road intersection with a railway;

l) Using a mobile phone with hands while driving on the road.

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