A representative of the Traffic Police Department emphasized that the development of new regulations stems from the fact that the number of vehicles increases sharply every year and traffic infrastructure has not kept up.
Without drastic measures such as increasing fines, the risk of traffic accidents will continue to increase, affecting the safety of the whole society.
According to the new regulations, cars running red lights will be fined from 18 to 20 million VND instead of 4 to 6 million VND as before.
The fine for unsafely opening a car door, causing a traffic accident, has also increased sharply from 400,000 - 600,000 VND to 20 - 22 million VND.
The act of driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street or on a street with a "No Entry" sign will be fined 18 - 20 million VND (old level was 4 - 6 million VND).
These new fines are of course heavy compared to the average income of the people, but necessary and completely suitable for the current traffic situation.
For example, opening a car door without looking is one of those seemingly simple mistakes that can have serious consequences. In fact, there have been many tragic accidents when motorcyclists did not react in time to a car door suddenly opening, leading to death or serious injury.
Of course, safe traffic with a sustainable culture does not only rely on high fines but requires the coordination of many other factors.
To truly ensure traffic safety, there needs to be synchronization from infrastructure, vehicles, traffic organization, to educating awareness from an early age.
Traffic infrastructure also needs to be invested in more synchronously, from building more overpasses and tunnels to improving dangerous intersections.
At the same time, modern technology such as surveillance cameras and automatic violation handling systems need to be widely deployed to ensure strict enforcement of regulations.
However, while waiting for synchronization, increasing the penalty level is a necessary drastic solution, the fastest and most effective way to raise awareness of traffic participants.
Hitting the wallet hard not only makes violators hesitate but also creates a strong deterrent, especially for potentially dangerous violations such as running red lights or driving in the wrong direction.
Heavy fines are not the destination but an effective tool to improve people's awareness and civilization, not just in traffic.
Therefore, increasing the fine many times like this should also be considered by the authorities to propose applying it to many other areas where awareness is weak, typically the act of littering in public places.
