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| Traffic police in Quảng Trạch District, Quảng Bình Province, weigh vehicles suspected of being overloaded. — VNA/VNS Photo |
HÀ NỘI — Traffic police nationwide have revoked nearly 500 driving licences after inspecting over 26,960 cases in the first week of July.
The traffic police, via the VNeID application, focused on violations leading to accidents, documenting 6,892 cases and seizing 2,000 licences, with a strong emphasis on alcohol-related offences.
Efforts to combat illegal racing and enforce helmet use for riders on motorcycles and electric bicycles are ongoing.
On railways, inspections and enforcement of traffic rules at level crossings, security regulations and operational compliance by railway staff were intensified.
The waterway police have targeted overloading beyond safe waterline marks, non-compliance with registration and inspection regulations, vessel modification and repair, crew and operator regulations and port management.
In the first six months of 2024, the traffic police force inspected and handled over 2.13 million cases of traffic order and safety violations on roads, railways and waterways, imposing fines totalling VNĐ4 trillion (nearly US$156 million), revoking 407,700 driving licences, and seizing over 715,400 vehicles.
Compared to the same period in 2023, there was an increase of nearly 450,700 cases handled and an increase in fines by VNĐ800 billion.
Alcohol-related traffic accidents decreased by 37.6 per cent, there was a 66.2 per cent drop in the number of fatalities and 11 per cent fall in the numbers injured in accidents. — VNS
