On February 13, Hanoi City Police predicted that on the 4th and 5th days of the Lunar New Year, many people and vehicles will return to the city to start working and studying.
Therefore, the Traffic Police Department will concentrate its forces to direct and guide traffic at all gateways and main traffic routes, ensuring smooth traffic.
To ensure a safe and convenient route from the countryside back to the city after Tet, Hanoi Traffic Police advised personal vehicles to leave early and avoid leaving at the same time between 8am and 10am and 2pm and 4pm. These are two time frames when traffic jams often occur.
Traffic police recommend that people say no to alcohol when going out for spring outings or New Year greetings.
Before departure, drivers need to carefully check the vehicle safety, plan the routes to travel to the city center; choose suitable routes. During the journey, they should also update the traffic situation to be able to change the route.
When traveling on national highways, expressways, inner-city roads, routes leading to and from Hanoi and related localities, all drivers must strictly comply with traffic safety and order laws.
For those who travel by bus or public transport, they should book tickets early to avoid running out of tickets and having to take a bus along the way. This violates traffic safety and also runs the risk of the bus company increasing the ticket price and overcharging passengers.
Traffic police also remind people to drive in the correct lane and lane; drive at the permitted speed; carry the correct number of people; and when encountering traffic jams, stay calm and follow the traffic flow instructions of the police.
In particular, traffic police recommend that drivers who have drunk alcohol should not drive to ensure safety for themselves and other road users.
According to the Hanoi Traffic Police Department, from February 8 (December 28, Quy Mao year) to now, through patrolling, controlling and handling violations, the unit has detected and handled more than 600 cases of traffic violations.
Of which, the authorities punished nearly 300 cases of alcohol concentration violations; detained over 300 vehicles, and revoked driving licenses in over 100 cases.
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