(NLĐO) - Traffic participants who run a red light following the traffic controller's instructions or yield to priority vehicles will not be fined.
Decree 168/2024/ND-CP, effective from January 1, 2025, significantly increases the penalties for failing to obey traffic signals (running a red light). Many people are wondering if traffic police officers will be fined for traffic violations if the red light is on and they signal vehicles to move.
Running a red light and yielding to an emergency vehicle will not result in a penalty. (Illustrative image)
Regarding the aforementioned concern, Clause 10, Article 2 of the Law on Traffic Order and Safety states that road traffic controllers include: traffic police and those assigned to guide road traffic.
Furthermore, Article 11 of this Law, regarding compliance with road traffic signals, states that road users must comply with road traffic signals in the following order: traffic control signals; traffic lights; road signs; road markings and other signs on the road surface...
Therefore, during the process of directly controlling or regulating traffic at intersections, the command and control of traffic police is the highest authority. Thus, if the traffic light has turned red but the traffic police officer on duty in the area directs traffic flow and allows movement, the driver must comply, and this is not considered a violation.
A representative from the Hanoi City Police Traffic Department stated that in the case of a "cold" penalty (a penalty issued after the fact), traffic police will show the violator a video recording of the entire process of the red light violation before issuing a fine. For direct penalties, the traffic light operator will coordinate with the traffic police at the checkpoint, notify the violator of the red light violation, and send a video clip from the control center to the traffic police at the checkpoint to inform the violator. Therefore, when a driver "runs a red light" following the traffic controller's signal, they will not be fined.
A representative from the Traffic Police Department of Hanoi City Police added that drivers who fail to obey traffic lights to yield to priority vehicles, ambulances, etc., will not be fined because the Law on Handling Administrative Violations stipulates that no penalties will be imposed for violations committed in emergency situations.
This law also clarifies that a state of necessity is a situation where an individual or organization, in order to avoid a real threat to the interests of the State, the organization, or their own or others' legitimate rights and interests, has no other option but to cause a smaller loss than the loss that needs to be prevented.
Notably, according to Decree 168/2024/ND-CP, a fine of 6-8 million VND will be imposed on cars that fail to yield or obstruct priority vehicles signaling to perform their duties. In addition, drivers will receive an additional penalty of having 4 points deducted from their driver's license.
The Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety stipulates that priority vehicles include: fire trucks; vehicles of the military , police, and prosecutor's forces on urgent duty; convoys escorted by traffic police; ambulances on emergency duty; dike maintenance vehicles; vehicles on rescue, relief, disaster relief, or epidemic response duty; or vehicles on duty in emergency situations.
Except for funeral processions, priority vehicles like those mentioned above are not subject to speed limits and are allowed to travel regardless of traffic lights, including driving against the flow of traffic and on other roads that are accessible.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/tu-choi-vuot-den-do-de-khong-nhuong-duong-cho-xe-uu-tien-co-the-bi-phat-6-8-trieu-dong-196250211101850093.htm
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