The Ministry of Public Security is collecting comments on a draft Circular on procedures for patrolling, controlling, and handling administrative violations of road traffic order and safety.
The circular is being consulted until September 26, 2024. This Circular will replace Circular No. 32/2023/TT-BCA of the Minister of Public Security.
Article 13 of the draft regulates stopping vehicles participating in road traffic for control.
Accordingly, traffic police officers performing patrol and control tasks according to plan are allowed to stop vehicles participating in road traffic for control according to regulations.
Stopping and controlling traffic vehicles must ensure the following requirements:
Safe, in accordance with the law, does not obstruct traffic activities.
Once the vehicle has stopped, it is necessary to control and handle violations (if any) according to regulations.
When stopping or controlling at a point on a traffic road, at a Traffic Police Station, the following regulations and requirements must be met:
Place barriers with cone-shaped cone posts or stretched ropes along the road on the part of the road, lane close to the curb or sidewalk to form an area to ensure traffic order and safety according to regulations of the Ministry of Public Security. on implementing democracy in ensuring traffic order and safety. Based on the actual situation and traffic route characteristics, deploy the appropriate barrier length to ensure safety.
Areas ensuring traffic order and safety must comply with the provisions of law on road traffic and other relevant laws; Sufficient area to arrange and install professional technical means and equipment, control and handle violations; Based on the actual situation in the control area and control topic, Traffic Police officers can be arranged to guide and regulate traffic, ensuring traffic safety.
When stopping and controlling traffic on the highway, the following regulations and requirements must be met:
When controlling at a point, traffic vehicles can only be stopped to control and handle violations at the following locations: Toll station area, starting point, and ending point of the expressway.
When patrolling and mobile control, traffic vehicles can only be stopped in the emergency vehicle stopping lane to control and handle violations in the following cases: Detecting serious and dangerous violations of traffic order and safety. risk of causing immediate loss of traffic safety; coordinate the fight against crime; preventing and fighting natural disasters, fires and explosions; rescue and salvage; reports, denunciations, and reports on illegal acts of people and vehicles traveling on the highway; detect vehicles stopping or parking illegally on the highway. After resolving the incident, the traffic poles, ropes, and signs must be cleaned up and moved immediately.
Place sign number 245a "Go slowly" or sign number 245b (for external routes) in front of the Traffic Police Group in the direction of traffic that needs to be controlled according to the provisions of road sign law. set.
