On the evening of March 19, the representative of Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 3, Department of Traffic Police (Ministry of Public Security), said that he had checked the information provided by people about the case of a 6-seat car driving in reverse despite the danger. Highway on Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay highway.
The moment a car runs in the opposite direction on the highway (Photo: Bao Ngoc).
According to drivers, at about 16:7 p.m. on the same day, on the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway heading from Ho Chi Minh City to Binh Thuan, a 51-seat car appeared running in the opposite direction, close to the construction protection fence. . The road section just passes the intersection of Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway and National Highway XNUMX.
According to a driver who witnessed the incident, the driver of a 7-seat car deliberately drove in the opposite direction to get to Highway 51. "Maybe the driver wanted to get to Highway 51 but went the wrong way. If you continue, you have to go to Dau Giay intersection to turn around a long way. Such driving behavior on the wrong side of the highway is extremely dangerous, as the maximum speed on this route is up to 120km/h," a driver commented.
The authorities contacted the car driver who committed the traffic violation and invited him to work. The road with cars running in the opposite direction is under construction at the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway intersection.
For driving in the opposite direction on the highway, the driver can be fined 16-18 million VND, have his driver's license revoked for 5-7 months, and have his vehicle impounded for 7 days.
