Strictly punish drivers who use phones while driving

On June 20, the Traffic Police Department announced that its traffic police force had detected and handled 28,175 violations, of which 126 involved using a phone while driving, of which 71 were passenger vehicles...

Specifically, from December 15, 2024 to June 14, 2025, the Highway Traffic Police Teams under the Traffic Police Department inspected and controlled a total of 180,442 vehicles, thereby detecting and recording violations for 28,175 cases (4,263 passenger cars, 4,653 trucks, 17,571 cars, 1,444 container trucks, 166 motorbikes, 78 other vehicles); the expected fine to be paid to the State Treasury is VND 125 billion 976.7 million; revoked driving licenses in 7,322 cases, temporarily detained 595 vehicles, and deducted driving license points in 5,916 cases.

Image of driver using phone recorded by camera.

Particularly for transport business vehicles, 64,290 vehicles were inspected, thereby detecting and recording 3,462 violations, including violations of using transport business cars with journey monitoring devices and driver image recording devices but not working in 6 cases; using phones while driving in 126 cases (the inspection was carried out through data collected from journey monitoring devices and driver image recording devices of transport business vehicles); not wearing seat belts in 1,794 cases, leaving goods in the passenger compartment in 721 cases, carrying more people than prescribed in 345 cases, driving for more than prescribed time in 17 cases, etc.

Recently, at 12:25 on June 14, Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 3, Traffic Police Department stopped and inspected truck with license plate 37B-183.51 driven by Nguyen Duy H, born in 1976, residing in Hoang Mai town, Nghe An province, for violating the act of using a hand-held phone while driving a vehicle while participating in traffic on the road, as prescribed in Point h, Clause 5, Article 6, Decree 168/2024/ND-CP. For the above act, driver Nguyen Duy H will be fined from 4 to 6 million VND and have 4 driving license points deducted.

Regarding the behavior of using phones on the highway, the Traffic Police Department assessed that this is an especially dangerous behavior because when using a phone, drivers will lose concentration, react slowly to unexpected situations; reduce the ability to observe and handle situations, this is also the cause of serious traffic accidents, especially at high speeds like on the highway. "Absolutely do not use the phone by hand while driving, especially on the highway; if you need to make emergency contact, stop the vehicle at the right place; equip support devices such as bluetooth headsets if needed; always concentrate when driving to ensure safety for yourself and others" - a representative of the Traffic Police Department recommended. In the coming time, the Traffic Police Department will continue to direct the Traffic Police force to resolutely handle violations that cause traffic accidents in the spirit of "Rule of law, no forbidden zones, no exceptions".

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Giao-thong/xu-ly-nghiem-lai-xe-su-dung-dien-thoai-khi-dieu-khien-phuong-tien-luu-thong-i772163/