According to Lao Dong newspaper's reporter on the evening of January 7, at the Nguyen Phong Sac - Xuan Thuy intersection (Cau Giay district), the Traffic Police Team No. 6 (Traffic Police Department, Hanoi City Police) recorded and fined a series of cases of motorcyclists riding on the sidewalk of Nguyen Phong Sac street (Cau Giay district).
During the handling process, the Working Group assigned an officer and soldier to use a specialized camera to record the violating vehicle driver, then the information was reported to the fixed working group to stop the vehicle and check.
In just 30 minutes of deployment, the authorities detected and stopped 5 cases of violations of motorbike driving on the sidewalk. Most of the violators were technology motorbike taxi drivers, delivery people...
Many drivers, after being stopped for inspection, have given many excuses to avoid being fined, such as going onto the sidewalk to enter a restaurant, only turning onto the sidewalk to rest, going onto the sidewalk to drop off passengers... However, all violations were recorded by the authorities and cannot be denied.
When the traffic police showed the pictures, made a ticket, and announced the fine, some drivers were confused because the fine was so high.
"A fine of 5 million VND is more than half of my monthly salary," Mr. V.Q.D - a motorbike taxi driver sadly shared.
In addition to being administratively fined, violators will also have 2 points deducted from their driving license.
Most violators have understood the new regulation on increasing the penalty for illegal motorbike riding on the sidewalk. However, because they are "in a hurry", they still subjectively violate the law.
Like Ms. N.T.T.L - a student at the University of Commerce, because of an exam schedule, she rode her motorbike onto the sidewalk to avoid traffic jams on Nguyen Phong Sac Street. After being fined, Ms. T.L regretted her violation and promised never to repeat it.
Sharing with reporters, Major Hoang Van Binh - Deputy Captain of Traffic Police Team No. 6 said that during rush hour, many people have the habit of walking on the sidewalk to speed up but do not realize that this is a dangerous behavior for pedestrians and causes traffic chaos, affecting infrastructure...
The increased fines are intended to deter and at the same time contribute to raising awareness among traffic participants, forming the habit of obeying the Law and traffic culture.
According to Decree 168/2024/ND-CP effective from January 1, 2025, motorcyclists riding on the sidewalk (except for those driving on the sidewalk to enter a house or office) will be fined from 4 to 6 million VND. In addition to being subject to administrative penalties, motorcyclists committing the above violations will also have their driving license deducted by 2 points.
