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Which countries fine drivers for using mobile phones at red lights?

Which countries fine drivers for using mobile phones at red lights?

Many countries, including the U.K., Japan, and the Philippines, have made it illegal to use mobile phones even when vehicles are stopped at red lights, citing the risks of distraction and delayed reaction times.
AI cameras should serve more than just issuing fines, readers say

AI cameras should serve more than just issuing fines, readers say

Why Hanoians are hesitant to switch to electric motorbikes

Why Hanoians are hesitant to switch to electric motorbikes

In Ho Chi Minh City, motorbikes are going back onto the sidewalks

In Ho Chi Minh City, motorbikes are going back onto the sidewalks

As I commute to work through central Ho Chi Minh City streets, I regularly see motorcyclists riding the wrong way, mounting sidewalks, and blatantly ignoring traffic rules.
July 16, 2025 | 03:00 am PT
Traffic gridlock takes more than just time from millions

Traffic gridlock takes more than just time from millions

Millions of people in Vietnam’s major cities are losing valuable time each day due to worsening traffic congestion.
February 14, 2025 | 09:14 pm PT
4,800 Vietnamese drivers break traffic laws in one day during Tet despite heavy fines

4,800 Vietnamese drivers break traffic laws in one day during Tet despite heavy fines

A total of 4,814 drivers were fined and more than 2,300 vehicles were seized on the third day of the Lunar New Year, proving that Vienam's higher traffic fines have not scared everyone.
February 3, 2025 | 03:09 pm PT
Latest bounty hunters in town shoot with cameras, report traffic law violators

Latest bounty hunters in town shoot with cameras, report traffic law violators

Vu Tien pulls out her phone at a red light, ready to capture evidence of traffic violations to submit to authorities and get a cut on the penalties.
January 31, 2025 | 03:47 pm PT
Hanoi and HCMC buckle under traffic congestion after stricter fines imposed

Hanoi and HCMC buckle under traffic congestion after stricter fines imposed

Hanoi resident Thanh Ngoc has spent an additional two hours every day on the road since the introduction of new traffic violation penalties.
January 19, 2025 | 04:07 pm PT
Thai-flagged cargo ship collides with passenger ferry in southern Vietnam

Thai-flagged cargo ship collides with passenger ferry in southern Vietnam

A cargo ship navigating the Vam Nao River in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang struck and capsized a ferry on Tuesday afternoon, ejecting three passengers into the water.
August 6, 2024 | 06:42 am PT
American woman adapts gently as Hanoian daughter-in-law

American woman adapts gently as Hanoian daughter-in-law

Several times a week, Brooklyn’s “heart pounds and legs shake” as her Vietnamese husband teaches her to ride a motorcycle in an empty lot in Nam Tu Liem district.
July 5, 2024 | 03:29 pm PT
Crossing Vietnamese streets, pedestrians are at mercy of drivers

Crossing Vietnamese streets, pedestrians are at mercy of drivers

The unwritten Vietnamese rule has become that pedestrians need to raise their hand to seek permission to cross the crowded streets, and then motorists can decide if they'll allow it.
March 8, 2024 | 04:46 pm PT
Fining drunk driving not enough to fix Vietnam traffic woes

Fining drunk driving not enough to fix Vietnam traffic woes

Before leaving for Australia I had held a Vietnamese driver's license for about 10 years.
February 26, 2024 | 03:18 pm PT
Expats frenemies with motorbikes

Expats frenemies with motorbikes

Newly arrived in Vietnam, Japanese expat Akari Haraguchi instantly dropped her idea of walking three kilometers from her home to her office after her first day of work.
July 20, 2023 | 03:37 pm PT
The omnipotent honking in Vietnam

The omnipotent honking in Vietnam

While waiting at a red light, my natural reaction is to start driving when someone behind me honks. I would not even check to see if the light had turned green or not.
April 10, 2023 | 07:59 pm PT
Tet preparations stall traffic all over Saigon

Tet preparations stall traffic all over Saigon

With a week to go before the Lunar New Year, almost all routes in Ho Chi Minh City are jam-packed with commuters and their vehicles.
January 18, 2020 | 05:15 am PT
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