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Vietnam's traffic transforms after one week of stricter law enforcement

Vietnam's traffic transforms after one week of stricter law enforcement

Since the implementation of Decree 168 on Jan. 1, 2025, which significantly increases fines for traffic violations, I've noticed a remarkable improvement in traffic behavior across Ho Chi Minh City.
Huge new penalties justified, will help improve Vietnam traffic order

Huge new penalties justified, will help improve Vietnam traffic order

I feel out of place on Vietnam's roads because I follow traffic rules

I feel out of place on Vietnam's roads because I follow traffic rules

Vietnamese woman fined after TikTok motorbike stunts

Vietnamese woman fined after TikTok motorbike stunts

A woman was fined VND14 million ($550) and had her license revoked for three months after performing a series of dangerous motorbike stunts and posting them on TikTok.
July 10, 2024 | 01:06 am PT
HCMC's removal of countdown timers on traffic lights will improve drivers' awareness: experts

HCMC's removal of countdown timers on traffic lights will improve drivers' awareness: experts

HCMC is trialing a return to the old traffic lights without the countdown timers, with experts saying it will improve compliance with road rules.
July 1, 2024 | 07:17 pm PT
Thousands of driving licenses backlogged as Vietnam city runs out of printing material

Thousands of driving licenses backlogged as Vietnam city runs out of printing material

Due to a lack of funding for printing material, Can Tho City in the Mekong Delta is prioritizing the renewal and re-issuance of driver's licenses for only necessary cases, resulting in a pileup of around 3,000 applications.
June 4, 2024 | 04:56 pm PT
Drunk driver crams more passengers than allowed on sleeper bus

Drunk driver crams more passengers than allowed on sleeper bus

A driver has been fined and had his license revoked after traffic police found him carrying 57 passengers in a 26-seat sleeper bus on an expressway in northern Vietnam.
May 1, 2024 | 10:49 pm PT
Pickup truck crashes into motorcyclists at intersection, kills one

Pickup truck crashes into motorcyclists at intersection, kills one

A pickup truck hit a series of motorcyclists at an intersection in Tan Uyen City of the southern Binh Duong Province on Sunday afternoon, resulting in one fatality.
March 17, 2024 | 10:57 pm PT
Driving Vietnamese roads inflicts psychological trauma

Driving Vietnamese roads inflicts psychological trauma

My good morning turned sour when I encountered a man who spit indiscriminately while driving.
March 7, 2024 | 06:09 pm PT
Why slow drivers hog the fast lane

Why slow drivers hog the fast lane

Many slow drivers love hogging the left lane on expressways, leaving no space for other vehicles to overtake them.
February 28, 2024 | 03:17 pm PT
Driver fined $690 for wrong-way travel on Vietnam expressway

Driver fined $690 for wrong-way travel on Vietnam expressway

Police fined a truck driver VND17 million (US$690) and revoked his license for six months on Tuesday after he was captured driving on the wrong side of Nghi Son – Dien Chau Expressway.
February 27, 2024 | 12:05 am PT
Passenger bus hits traffic police car as driver tries to escape speeding fine

Passenger bus hits traffic police car as driver tries to escape speeding fine

A 29-seat passenger bus kept swerving from end to end on a highway in Lang Son Province to evade a police car that tried to block its path.
February 25, 2024 | 08:37 pm PT
My magic spell to avoid a Tet drinking binge

My magic spell to avoid a Tet drinking binge

If someone asked me to have some beer, I'd ask them to give me lucky money to pay DUI fine, and that's how I avoided getting drunk the whole Tet holiday.
February 16, 2024 | 03:39 pm PT
29,000 drivers fined for drunk driving during Tet

29,000 drivers fined for drunk driving during Tet

During the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday that ended Wednesday, 29,000 drivers violating alcohol levels were fined, an increase of over 21,000 cases compared to last year.
February 14, 2024 | 10:53 pm PT
Slow drivers are blocking Vietnam's expressways

Slow drivers are blocking Vietnam's expressways

I love doing road trips and have driven long distances in Vietnam and many other countries.
February 8, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT
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