Reader Nguyen Minh Ngan asked: What behaviors are strictly prohibited in road traffic order and safety?
Responding to this issue, the Ministry of Public Security said that according to Article 9 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, prohibited acts include: Driving a motor vehicle on the road without a driver's license as prescribed by law; Driving a specialized motorbike on the road without a driver's license or a certificate of training in road traffic law, a license or certificate for driving a specialized motorbike.
Driving a vehicle on the road with alcohol in the blood or breath.
Driving a vehicle on the road with drugs or other stimulants prohibited by law.
Insulting, threatening, obstructing, opposing or failing to comply with orders, instructions, requests for inspection and control of law enforcement officers regarding ensuring road traffic order and safety.
Racing, organizing racing, inciting, assisting, and cheering on illegal racing; Driving a vehicle on the road, weaving, swerving, revving continuously.
Holding and using a phone or other electronic device while driving a vehicle on the road.
Handing over a motor vehicle or specialized motorbike to a person who does not meet the conditions prescribed by law to drive a vehicle on the road.
Bringing a motor vehicle or specialized motorbike that does not meet the provisions of law on technical safety and environmental protection, or other vehicles that do not meet the provisions of law on road traffic.
Importing, manufacturing, assembling a motor vehicle or specialized motorbike that does not meet the provisions of law on technical safety and environmental protection.
Converting other types of automobiles into passenger cars, except converting them into passenger cars for national defense and security purposes.
Illegal conversion; intentionally interfering with the erroneous readings on the car's odometer; Illegally cutting, welding, erasing, chiseling, or re-stamping the chassis number or engine number of a motor vehicle or specialized motorbike.
Intentionally interfering with or changing the control software of a vehicle or engine that has been registered with the management agency, with the aim of falsifying the results of inspection, testing, or certification; renting or borrowing motor vehicle spare parts just to perform the certification.
Carrying goods exceeding the total weight, axle load, and allowable size of the vehicle or exceeding the allowable load and size limits of the road without permission from the management agency or without ensuring the requirements as prescribed by this Law; carrying goods on vehicles that are required to be tied but not tied or not tied properly as prescribed by law; carrying more people than prescribed by law.
Transporting prohibited goods, transporting illegally or not fully complying with the provisions of law on transporting dangerous goods and wild animals.
Threatening, insulting, fighting over, luring passengers; threatening, forcing passengers to use services against their will; transferring, unloading passengers or other acts to avoid detection of overloaded vehicles or vehicles carrying more people than prescribed by law.
Installing and using audio and lighting equipment on motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes that disrupt order and road traffic safety.
Illegally producing, using, buying and selling license plates; driving motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes with license plates not issued by competent state agencies, attaching license plates in the wrong position; bending or covering license plates; changing letters, numbers, colors, shapes and sizes of license plates.
Interrupting the operation or distorting data of journey monitoring devices and cameras installed on vehicles according to the provisions of this Law.
Destroying, damaging, or rendering ineffective road traffic control and monitoring equipment, and smart equipment supporting road traffic command and control.
Illegally placing or placing obstacles or other obstructions on roads; spreading sharp objects or pouring slippery substances on roads; scattering soil, rocks, goods, construction materials, and waste on roads; dumping, discharging, or dropping chemicals or waste that endanger road traffic safety.
Obstructing people and vehicles from participating in road traffic; throwing bricks, soil, stones, sand or other objects at people and vehicles participating in road traffic.
Taking advantage of or abusing the task of ensuring order and road traffic safety to commit acts of law violation, harassment, or infringement upon the interests of the State and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.
Taking advantage of one's own position, power, or profession or that of others to violate the law on road traffic order and safety or to interfere with or influence the process of handling violations of the law on road traffic order and safety.
Using the rights of priority vehicles when not performing duties as prescribed by law; installing and using priority signal devices not in accordance with the provisions of law.
Failure to declare, false declaration or provision of false information or documents to evade responsibility when discovered violating the law on road traffic order and safety.
Fleeing after causing a road traffic accident to evade responsibility; intentionally failing to rescue a person in a road traffic accident when having the conditions; infringing upon the life, health, or property of the victim, the person causing the road traffic accident, or the person assisting, treating, or taking the victim to the emergency room; taking advantage of a road traffic accident to assault, threaten, incite, pressure, disrupt order, or obstruct the handling of a road traffic accident.
Controlling flying objects, unmanned aircraft, and ultralight aircraft operating within the road width limits, causing obstruction or risk to the safety of people and vehicles participating in road traffic, except for unmanned aircraft and ultralight aircraft licensed to fly.
