Proposal to study the opinion "regulations on alcohol concentration penalties are too strict"

On the morning of November 10, Minister of Public Security To Lam presented to the National Assembly the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety.

According to General To Lam , although the situation of road traffic order and safety has improved in recent years, it is still complicated, and traffic accidents remain high and serious.

Đề nghị nghiên cứu ý kiến quy định phạt nồng độ cồn quá nghiêm khắc - 1 — Minister of Public Security To Lam (Photo: Pham Thang).

According to the Minister of Public Security, traffic violations are still common, and traffic culture is still weak. Human security in the field of road traffic is not guaranteed.

The Minister of Public Security said that this draft law has 11 articles regulating: Conditions for drivers participating in road traffic; driving licenses; age and health of drivers participating in road traffic; driver training; driver testing...

In addition, the draft has added a number of new regulations in line with the trend and progress of digital transformation, creating convenience for people.

The Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety also stipulates 28 prohibited acts, of which the first prohibited act is driving a vehicle while having alcohol in the blood or breath.

Examining this content, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi said that some opinions suggested reviewing and classifying to supplement the full list of prohibited acts for subjects such as managers, patrollers, inspectors, commanders, controllers, traffic accident handlers, traffic participants and others.

Đề nghị nghiên cứu ý kiến quy định phạt nồng độ cồn quá nghiêm khắc - 2 — Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi (Photo: Pham Thang).

According to the inspection agency, some opinions suggested considering a regulation that absolutely prohibits people from "driving vehicles while having alcohol in their blood or breath", because they believe that this regulation is too strict and not really suitable for the culture, customs and practices of a part of the Vietnamese people.

This group of opinions also believes that the above regulation affects the socio -economic development of many localities. They suggest referring to international experience and regulating alcohol concentration at appropriate levels for each type of vehicle; at the same time, ensuring consistency with the provisions of the Penal Code.

Meanwhile, some other opinions agree with this regulation, because they believe that this content has been stipulated in Clause 6, Article 5 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcohol and Beer and practical implementation has proven its effectiveness.

In addition, there are opinions suggesting adding a regulation prohibiting smoking while driving to Clause 5, while others suggest generalizing the content of this clause because there are many other behaviors that cause unsafe driving.

Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi added that there were suggestions to add prohibited acts such as: fleeing after causing an accident with conditions but intentionally not providing first aid or assistance to the accident victim; violating the life, health, and property of the victim and the person causing the traffic accident; stopping, picking up, and dropping off passengers on the highway; priority vehicles using sirens and priority lights for the wrong purposes...

The examining agency recommends studying the above opinions to absorb them appropriately; continue to review and arrange the prohibitions related to road traffic order and safety to ensure consistency and logic, avoid duplication with other provisions in the draft Law or duplication with provisions of other specialized laws.

The National Defense and Security Committee also proposed to study and arrange prohibited acts by subject group and content for easy monitoring.

Regarding driving license testing, the inspection agency said that many opinions suggested adding regulations on State management after driving license testing; at the same time, adding regulations on irregular inspections of training, testing, granting licenses, reviewing testing results, and granting driving licenses to ensure strictness.

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