Summoning a group of Nghe An youths riding motorbikes in a row and posting on social networks

On April 5, images appeared on social media of a group of young men riding motorbikes, without helmets, lining up on an urban street, some of the vehicles without license plates.

According to the account owner, the above image was taken on a road in Vinh city (Nghe An). After the image was posted, there were many comments about the incident, most of them were angry and upset about the actions of the group of young people above.

Upon receiving the information, the Traffic Police Team of Vinh City Police stepped in to identify the vehicles and traffic violators.

A photo posted on a personal Facebook page shows a group of teenagers riding motorbikes, without helmets, lining up on an urban street... Photo: Provided by the police

On April 7, the police initially identified and tracked down 4 motorbikes in the convoy of violators, including: motorbike with license plate 37H4 - 9227 driven by Le Dinh Anh (born in 2003), residing in Nghi Thuy ward, Cua Lo town; motorbike with license plate 37S1 - 103.42, the driver's identity unknown, carrying the passenger Nguyen Manh Hung (born in 2004), residing in Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town; motorbike with license plate 37S1 - 106.01 driven by Nguyen Thai Phuong (born in 2005), residing in Nghi Hoa ward, Cua Lo town; and motorbike with license plate 37G1 - 571.83 driven by Nguyen Viet Anh (born in 2001), residing in Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town.

All subjects were fined for driving a motorbike without a helmet, carrying a passenger without a helmet, not obeying traffic lights, not having a rearview mirror, not having a driver's license, and driving a vehicle in a line of three or more vehicles.

Currently, the Traffic Police Team of Vinh City Police continues to investigate and clarify the remaining subjects in this group to strictly handle them according to the provisions of the law.

The subjects declared at the police station. Photo: Quynh Trang

It is known that in recent days, Vinh City residents have been practicing social distancing according to Directive 16. However, groups of young people have appeared on the streets riding motorbikes without helmets, weaving and swerving, causing public outrage. The subjects are mostly from areas neighboring Vinh City such as Nghi Loc, Cua Lo, and Hung Nguyen. Taking advantage of the school break due to the epidemic and the lack of family supervision, the young people created groups on social networks and then made appointments to gather in Vinh City, going in groups and running around during the epidemic season. The behavior of the subjects has caused great public outrage.

From April 5 to April 7, Vinh City Police investigated, prevented and handled 3 groups of teenagers with the above behaviors. Through these cases, it is necessary for families and local authorities to actively participate in educating and managing their children, especially in the current complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, when students will have to stay home from school for a long time.