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Vietnam road safety and driver training initiatives

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Vietnam’s Traffic Police Department has continued its nationwide campaign to improve road safety through specialized training and updated regulations. Following a period in early 2026 where motorcycle-related accidents accounted for over 90% of total road incidents, a training program was launched to run from August 10 through December 31, 2026. This campaign targets high-risk groups, including students aged 16 to 18 and individuals aged 30 to 55, focusing on accident prevention, blind spot awareness, and navigating difficult terrain. Under Circular 108/2026/TT-BCA, effective July 1, 2026, the Ministry of Public Security introduced significant updates to driver's license examination, issuance, and international usage. These reforms aim to simplify administrative procedures through digital transformation via platforms like VNeID and VNeTraffic. In mid-October 2026, following multi-vehicle pileups on National Highway 1 in Bac Ninh and the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong expressway, authorities issued safety advisories. To mitigate intersection collisions, drivers are advised to stop for 3 to 5 seconds when emerging from side roads. Authorities noted that drivers failing to maintain safe distances face fines of 20 to 22 million VND and a 10-point license deduction. Enforcement actions intensified throughout October. In ~~Tuyen Quang, bus drivers were fined 10.15~~ Lao Cai, police penalized a female driver 19 million VND for disobeying traffic signals and issued fines for illegal overtaking and mobile phone use, ~~and teenagers were caught swapping driver positions on moving motorcycles. In Hanoi, a parent received~~ while also organizing a ~~9 million VND fine~~ training conference for ~~allowing a minor~~ over 500 participants to ~~operate an electric motorbike dangerously. Other penalties included 19 million VND fines~~ improve motorcycle skills. In Gia Lai, authorities recorded 21,724 violations in ~~Dong Nai for crossing active railway tracks, nearly 20 million~~ the first ten months of 2026, an 87% increase from the previous year, totaling over 17.6 billion VND in ~~Thanh Hoa for running red lights,~~ fines. In Hanoi, police are utilizing AI cameras and ~~a combined 80 million VND fine~~ patrols to target illegal parking near school gates. Authorities are also increasingly using digital systems to issue ‘cold fines’ via camera footage in ~~Dong Thap involving an overloaded container vehicle.~~ provinces like Bac Ninh and Thanh Hoa.

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