Penalties for common traffic violations that people should know

There are many road traffic violations that participants often violate without even noticing. Here are the most common violations and penalties you need to know to minimize mistakes.

No helmet

This is the most common road traffic violation.

For the fault of not wearing a helmet, motorcyclists and car riders will be fined from 200,000 to 300,000 VND.

If you carry people on a motorbike without wearing a helmet or wearing it without a strap as prescribed, you will be fined from 200,000 to 300,000 VND.

Vehicle without license plate, vehicle registration, vehicle insurance

The fine for violations of motorbikes without a registration license is from 100,000 to 200,000 VND, and if there is no vehicle registration, a fine of from 300,000 to 400,000 VND.

Operating a motorbike without a license plate when participating in traffic is fined from 300,000 to 400,000 VND.

Motor vehicle owners who do not have or do not carry motor vehicle insurance when participating in traffic will be fined from 100,000 to 200,000 VND.

Currently, electric motorbikes are widely used not only among schoolchildren, students but also commuters because of many advantages. Accordingly, many people wonder if electric scooters must be registered?

Pursuant to Articles 3 and 53 of the Law on Road Traffic 2008, electric motorcycles are classified as road motor vehicles. Therefore, when traveling on the road, electric motorbikes are required to have full registration and license plates. Otherwise, the owners of electric motorbikes will also be fined according to the above regulations.

Error changing lanes without signal, going in the wrong lane

In the process of participating in traffic, if you change lanes in the wrong places or without warning signals, you will be fined from 100,000 to 200,000 VND.

The error of changing lanes without turning on the turn signal will result in a fine from 100,000 to 200,000 VND

Drivers who go in the wrong lane and do not go on the right in their direction will be fined from 400,000 to 600,000 VND.

Traffic sign violation

If you do not obey the orders and instructions of traffic signs and road markings, you will be fined from 200,000 to 400,000 VND.

In case you do not obey the orders and instructions of traffic controllers or traffic controllers such as traffic police, you will be fined from 600,000 to 1 million VND.

Driving using cell phone

Among the common motorcycle violations, using a mobile phone while driving is the most common mistake that many people have not noticed. Acts of driving while using umbrellas, mobile phones or audio devices will be fined from 600,000 to 1 million VND.

Driving while drinking

This road traffic violation since Decree 100/2019/ND-CP has been reduced. Depending on the alcohol concentration measured at the test, road users will be fined at different levels:

If there is alcohol in the blood or breath but not to the level of violation, you will be fined from 2 million to 3 million dong, and your driving license will be suspended for 1 month.

If the blood alcohol concentration exceeds 50 milligrams to 80 milligrams or the breath alcohol concentration exceeds 0.25 milligrams to 0.4 milligrams per 1 liter of breath: a fine of between VND 4 million and VND 5 million, driving license suspension 2 month.

If the blood alcohol concentration exceeds 100 milligrams or the breath alcohol concentration exceeds 0.4 milligrams per 1 liter of breath: a fine of from 6 million to 8 million dong.

If the driver fails to comply with the drug or alcohol test of the traffic driver or on duty: a fine of from 6 million to 8 million dong.

Pass the signal light

For acts of traffic participants running through the red light or the yellow light when they are about to change the red light, they will be fined from 600,000 to 1 million VND.