The Ministry of Transport is drafting a Circular promulgating National Technical Regulations on road signs.
Compared with the standard QCVN41:2019/BGTVT, the new standard has many changes. Typically about light signals .
According to the new draft regulations:
The main traffic signal lights apply three types of signal colors: green, yellow and red; mainly in circular shape, installed vertically or horizontally. After installation, the traffic signal system must be tested by the investor and the road management agency in accordance with the requirements of road traffic organization before acceptance and operation.
Meaning of traffic lights: Traffic lights have 3 colors: green, yellow, red; with or without time display. Road users must comply with the following:
Green signal: Green light means go; in case a pedestrian or wheelchair of a disabled person is walking on the roadway, the driver of the vehicle participating in road traffic must reduce speed or stop to give way to the pedestrian or wheelchair of a disabled person to cross the road.
Yellow light signal must stop before the stop line; in case of going on the stop line or having passed the stop line and the light signal is yellow, you may continue.
In case of flashing yellow traffic lights, drivers of vehicles participating in road traffic may proceed but must observe, reduce speed or stop to give way to pedestrians, wheelchairs of disabled people crossing the road or other vehicles.
Red light means no go: it means you must stop before the stop line. If there is no stop line, you must stop before the traffic light in the direction of travel.
Thus, compared to the current standards, the new standards add a number of provisions such as: After installation, the traffic light system must be tested by the investor and the road management agency before acceptance and put into operation.
Regarding green light signals, traffic participants are allowed to proceed. However, in case of encountering pedestrians or wheelchairs of disabled people on the roadway, the driver must reduce speed or stop to give way.
Regarding the previous regulation on displaying time on lights, there were many controversial opinions suggesting to remove the regulation on counting seconds. According to the new proposal of the Ministry of Transport, it is unified to regulate traffic lights with or without time display (not removing the time counting light).
