Binh Thuan National Assembly Delegation gives comments on draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety

BTO-On the afternoon of May 22, the 15th National Assembly, 7th session discussed and commented on the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety. Mr. Nguyen Huu Thong - Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Binh Thuan province commented on the content of the draft law.

According to Delegate Thong, Clause 2, Article 64 stipulates: “… driving continuously for no more than 4 hours”, so if the vehicle is stopped to refuel or drink water (not enough rest time as prescribed), is it considered continuous driving? To facilitate the handling of situations arising in practice, I propose to add an explanation to Article 3 of the phrase “continuous driving”. At the same time, I propose to add an explanation of the term “road traffic” so that the authorities have a solid basis for applying the law because in reality, some accidents occur on internal roads in industrial parks, residential areas, and enterprises where the competent authorities do not have clear grounds to determine whether the incident is a traffic accident or an occupational accident. At the same time, the addition of the above explanation of the terms is intended to serve as a basis for determining and implementing the provisions of Clause 10, Article 3: “A road traffic accident (hereinafter referred to as a traffic accident) is a collision involving people and vehicles participating in road traffic, occurring unexpectedly, beyond the control of the traffic participants, causing damage to human life, health or property”.

Deputy of the National Assembly Delegation of Binh Thuan province gives comments

Regarding prohibited acts (Article 10), it is proposed to add to Clause 20, Article 10 on the act of dropping or discharging chemicals and hazardous waste on roads, causing damage and affecting traffic infrastructure and the safety of traffic participants, specifically as follows: "Illegally placing or leaving obstacles or other obstructions on roads; spreading sharp objects; pouring slippery substances on roads; dropping soil, rocks, goods, materials, construction waste, chemicals, hazardous waste on roads".

Regarding stopping and parking (Article 19), Clauses 5 and 6 are not specific and cause difficulties for drivers. For example, Clause 5 stipulates: "On roads, drivers are only allowed to stop and park in places with wide sidewalks or on land outside the roadway", so how many meters of sidewalk is considered wide sidewalk... Therefore, I propose to amend Clauses 5 and 6 of Article 19 in the direction of combining these two clauses into one point and including the regulation in Clause 4 of Article 19 with the content: "Where there are signs prohibiting stopping and parking" (on roads and streets, if there are no signs prohibiting stopping and parking, stopping and parking are allowed according to current regulations).

Regarding the classification of road vehicles, Article 35 has very specific regulations on the classification of road vehicles (except for Clause 6). However, Clause 7 of the draft Law continues to assign the Minister of Transport to specify in detail the classification of road vehicles. Is such assignment necessary? According to Mr. Thong, in the case of assigning the Minister of Transport to specify in detail the classification of road vehicles as in the draft Law, the content of Article 35 should only stipulate general criteria and principles for classification, while the details on the classification of road vehicles will be stipulated by the Minister of Transport, thus ensuring both stability for the Law and flexibility, suitable to the actual situation of each specific period...

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