More vehicle confiscation cases
The Ministry of Public Security has submitted the third draft of the Decree on administrative sanctions for violations of traffic order and safety in the field of road traffic. The draft also includes provisions for point deduction and restoration of driving license points. According to this draft, competent authorities may confiscate vehicles from drivers who commit specific violations.
These violations include letting go of both hands while driving, using feet to control the vehicle, sitting on one side while controlling the vehicle, lying on the saddle to control the vehicle, changing drivers while the vehicle is in motion, turning around to control the vehicle, blindfolding while driving, or driving a two-wheeled vehicle on one wheel or a three-wheeled vehicle on two wheels.
Violations of driving vehicles manufactured or assembled in violation of traffic regulations will also result in the confiscation of the vehicle. In addition, drivers who violate the above regulations will also have their driving license points deducted.
Regarding this proposal, Mr. Pham Van Huynh (Cau Giay, Hanoi) said that applying strict penalties to cases of lack of awareness when participating in traffic, causing danger to themselves as well as those around them, is necessary.
“A few days ago, I witnessed a young man having an accident while driving a motorbike, doing a wheelie and honking on Pham Van Dong Street, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi. Out of an act of wanting to express himself, the young man caused an accident with another motorbike going in the same direction.
It is necessary to propose stricter penalties for such acts of disregard for the law. Confiscating vehicles is a deterrent for those who intend to commit unsafe traffic acts,” Mr. Huynh shared.
As an employee on duty at the parking lot of Ha Cau - Thang Long Company, Mr. Le Quy Hien said that the parking lot is currently overloaded because the number of confiscated motorbikes is increasing.
“For many years now, the parking lot has been overloaded because the owners of the vehicles that violated the law did not come to pay the fines and left their vehicles behind. Because the number of vehicles is increasing but the parking lot space is limited, we have to pile up thousands of motorbikes on top of each other. If we continue to propose to collect more vehicles, it is likely that the parking lots will continue to be overloaded,” Mr. Hien shared.
Need to solve the problem of overloaded parking lots
Dr. Khuong Kim Tao - former Deputy Chief of Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee said that confiscating vehicles of drivers who perform acts such as letting go of both hands, doing wheelies, etc. is "the fastest way to help solve this situation".
“The confiscation of vehicles aims to effectively implement the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety and to better ensure the safety of life and health for traffic participants. The fine level is not yet known, however, when we confiscate vehicles, we will not only educate teenagers but also parents and relatives about being responsible when handing over vehicles to their children,” shared Dr. Khuong Kim Tao.
However, the former Deputy Chief of Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee said that the authorities need to have a plan to promptly handle the overloaded parking lots before continuing to apply new confiscation measures to avoid putting more pressure on the parking units.
"Authorities need to coordinate with units that look after illegal parking lots to come up with the fastest solution to overcome the overload of parking lots in the area. In order for confiscation to become a reasonable deterrent, a pilot plan can be considered before being widely applied," Mr. Tao emphasized.
To completely solve the problem of overloaded parking lots, Dr. Khuong Kim Tao proposed that authorities could auction all vehicles that violate regulations.
"Vehicle seizure is a solution to enforce fine payment, however, in case the violator does not come to pay the fine to get the vehicle back within the prescribed time, the authorities should consider auctioning all the violating vehicles to avoid backlog.
This not only brings revenue to the state, but also helps the cars reach those who need them instead of leaving them unused, causing waste" - the former Deputy Chief of Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee emphasized.
