Violations by car drivers proposed to result in driving license points being deducted

The Ministry of Public Security is seeking comments on a draft decree on administrative penalties for violations of road traffic order and safety; deduction and restoration of driving license points. In the draft decree, there are 189 acts that will result in a deduction of 2-12 points from the driving license.

According to the draft, theseViolation minus 2 pointson a driver's license include: Driving a vehicle directly involved in a traffic accident without stopping, not preserving the scene, not participating in first aid for the injured; driving a car towing another vehicle or object; driving a car pushing another vehicle or object...; carrying people on the towed vehicle, except for the driver.

Errors that result in 3 points being deducted from the driver's license include:Going the wrong way on a one-way street, going the wrong way on a road with a sign prohibiting going the wrong way. Driving at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit from 20km/h to 35km/h; failing to yield or obstructing a priority vehicle that is signaling its priority on duty....

Errors that result in a 6 point deduction from the driver's license include:Driving in the wrong direction on the highway, reversing on the highway, except for priority vehicles on emergency missions as prescribed. Causing a traffic accident without stopping, not preserving the scene; fleeing, not reporting to the competent authority, not participating in first aid for the victim...

Errors deducted 10 points:Driving a vehicle on the road with a blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeding 50 milligrams to 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or exceeding 0.25 milligrams to 0.4 milligrams/liter of breath.

Behaviors that result in a 12-point deduction include:Driving a vehicle with a blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeding 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood, or exceeding 0.4 milligrams/liter of breath; driving a vehicle with drugs in the body, carrying cargo exceeding 150% of the permitted load; illegal racing, weaving, swerving, steering with the feet; driving a car at a speed exceeding 35km/h...

A representative of the Ministry of Public Security said that data on points, deductions, and restorations of driving license points are stored in the database system for handling administrative violations of traffic order and safety and deductions of driving license points. Point deductions and restorations of driving license points are automatically performed on the database system.

According to the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety recently passed by the National Assembly, a driver's license will be restored with 12 points if all points have not been deducted and no points have been deducted within 12 months from the date of the most recent deduction. In case all points are deducted from a driver's license, the driver's license holder is not allowed to drive a vehicle on the road with that type of driver's license.

After at least 6 months from the date of deduction of all points, the driver's license holder must take a test on knowledge of road traffic law and order, organized by the traffic police. If the result is satisfactory, the full 12 points will be restored.