What is the penalty for carelessly opening a car door and causing an accident?

Many cases are caused by opening the car door incorrectly or by lack of attention.

Most recently, on the afternoon of July 31 in Ho Chi Minh City, a car stopped in the prohibited direction and suddenly opened the door, causing a girl riding a motorbike behind to lose control and fall onto the road. At that moment, a bus traveling in the opposite direction could not brake in time and ran over the girl, killing her. The incident outraged many people who witnessed it.

According to experts, to avoid unexpected accidents like the above, the first thing the driver must do is clearly check whether the road section for stopping and parking is a permitted road section or not and limit stopping on roads that are too narrow.

Many cases are caused by opening the car incorrectly or by lack of attention.

Next, when opening the door to get out of the car, you must carefully observe the front and back with your eyes and rearview mirror. You should open the car door slowly to avoid causing danger to yourself and other vehicles on the road.

According to the provisions of Point d, Clause 3, Article 18 of the 2008 Road Traffic Law, vehicle drivers must not open the vehicle door, leave the vehicle door open or get out of the vehicle without ensuring safety conditions.

Pursuant to Point g, Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree No. 46/2016/ND-CP, the act of opening the car door or leaving the car door open unsafely will be subject to an administrative fine of 300,000-400,000 VND, and the driver's license will be revoked for 2 to 4 months.

It is necessary to check the legality of stopping the vehicle to have appropriate handling measures according to the provisions of Article 5 of Decree No. 46/2016/ND-CP.

In addition to being fined, drivers who commit the above violations and cause traffic accidents will have their driving licenses revoked for 2 to 4 months (Point c, Clause 12, Article 5).

According to VNN