Many drivers received fines for… stopping to eat lunch on Highway 18

Despite the prohibition sign, at peak hours, there are still dozens of drivers who stop on Highway 18 to have lunch, so they are checked and handled by the traffic police.

Despite the forbidden sign to stop for lunch on Highway 18

As reflected by many long-distance drivers, recently, on National Highway 18, the border section between Soc Son district – Hanoi and Que Vo district – Bac Ninh, passenger cars and trucks often stop and park on the left. allowed on the roadway for drivers to eat and drink during the noon rush hour.

The restaurant staff instructed the car to stop on the roadway on Highway 18 to eat and drink during the noon rush hour.

“This is the time to get off work, the traffic is crowded, but the restaurants on both sides of the National Highway have sent people to the side of the road even in the middle of the road to wave to customers, park cars right on the roadway, making the already crowded route even more crowded. loss of traffic safety.

In particular, most of the cars that stop for food and drink have no warning, there is no guard when entering or leaving, so there is always a potential risk of collisions and traffic accidents,” said driver Hoang Van Chien, a native of Bac Ninh. .

Not only eating and drinking, many points on National Highway 18 also have petrol and oil filling services, buying and selling waste oil right on the roadway.

Many times on this road, PV Traffic Newspaper Record the status of parked vehicles on the road. Accordingly, both directions from Bac Ninh to Noi Bai and vice versa are allowed to post signs prohibiting vehicles from stopping and parking on the road.

However, at noon peak hours (from 11am to 13pm daily), there are dozens of cars in this area that stop to eat.

Despite the signs prohibiting stopping and parking, many cars still stop and park on Highway 18.

The reason is that in this area there have long existed many restaurants, eateries and drinks along the two sides of the road, but the road is fenced with guardrails, there is no connection point, leading to the above locations.

For the convenience of business, many restaurants also send people to the highway to wave the car, guide the vehicle forward and backward into a parking position right on the roadway.

The above situation has caused traffic obstructed, many times became congested, chaotic, and seriously lost traffic safety.

Many drivers are surprised when they are fined

At around 11:30 a.m., on April 13, Traffic Police Team No. 15, Traffic Police Division of Hanoi City Police directed the working group to inspect and handle violating vehicles at the location. above.

Around 11:55 a.m. on the same day, while parking a 45-seat passenger car, BKS: 29B-063.79 for passengers to eat and drink at Km 9+700, National Highway 18, driver Le Van Kien (SN 1976, residing in Minh commune) Tri, Soc Son district, Hanoi) has been penalized by the traffic police working group for the error of “stopping at a location where there are no stopping and no parking signs”.

Working group of Traffic Police Team No. 15, Traffic Police Department of Hanoi City Police inspect and handle many violating drivers.

Before that, at about 11:35 a.m. on the same day, at the above position, the traffic police task force discovered a truck with BKS: 99C-012.53 stopped on the road to eat. After that, the driver of the car was also penalized by the task force for “stopping and parking at a location with no stopping and no parking signs”.

At the time of being fined, the drivers were surprised when they saw the inspection and handling team because they thought they had been waved by the restaurant staff, instructed where to stop to eat and drink…

Previously, on February 11, Traffic Newspaper had an article “Strictly dealt with drivers despite the prohibition of parking signs on the new National Highway 18”, reflecting the situation of vehicles that defied the prohibition sign, arbitrarily stopped to exchange goods. , eating and drinking on Highway 18 at the border between Hanoi and Bac Ninh.

At that time, leaders of traffic police teams of Hanoi City Police and Bac Ninh Provincial Police confirmed that they would inspect and strictly handle violations.

However, violations at these locations are still common, causing loss of traffic safety.

Leaders of the units affirmed that they will continue to direct the force to regularly check and strictly handle violations to ensure traffic safety on this route.