How to safely stop at red lights on a motorbike?
Stopping at red lights when participating in traffic is a familiar action, but not everyone knows how to stop at red lights safely when riding a motorbike.
According to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 10 of the 2008 Road Traffic Law, when the traffic light turns red, vehicles moving on the road must stop before the white line, except in some special cases.
How to safely stop at red lights on a motorbike?
Therefore, to minimize risks and comply with the law, motorbikes stopping at red lights need to pay attention to the following:
- Pay attention to the front, back and sides of the vehicle using the rearview mirrors before slowing down to stop at a red light.
- When you see a yellow light, slow down and stop before the stop line.
- Do not stop in the middle of the lane, instead, only stop on both sides of the lane. Statistics show that the rate of traffic accidents when stopping in the center of the lane is much higher than on both sides of the road.
- When stopping at a red light, you should still check your brakes, rearview mirrors, and turn signals to detect and handle the situation quickly and safely.
- Limit stopping on large vehicles such as cargo trucks, containers...
- With manual transmission motorbikes, when stopping at a red light, you need to shift to N and release the clutch and throttle to free up your hands, reducing fatigue. When stopping at a red light, manual transmission motorbikes do not need to turn off the engine to waste more time starting up. When the green light comes on, just squeeze the clutch and turn the throttle for the motorbike to move forward, avoiding being waited for or hit by the vehicle behind.
How much is the fine for running a red light on a motorbike?
Point e, Clause 4, Point b Clause 10 Article 6 Decree 100/2019/ND-CP and Point g Clause 34 Article 2 Decree 123/2021/ND-CP stipulate the fine for drivers of cars and motorbikes who run red lights.
Specifically, drivers of motorbikes and scooters (including electric motorbikes) who run red or yellow lights will be fined from 800,000 to 1 million VND. At the same time, drivers of motorbikes who do not comply with traffic lights will have their driving licenses revoked for 1-3 months.