Vietnam is offering up to $200 rewards to residents who report traffic violations as part of a crackdown on rule-breaking drivers. The Southeast Asian nation has significantly increased fines for offenses like running red lights and using mobile phones while driving.
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam is to pay residents who snitch on traffic offenders up to five million dong as the Southeast Asian country strives to bring rule-breaking drivers into line on its notoriously chaotic roads.Since the beginning of the year, authorities have dramatically upped the fines -- to an almost unaffordable level for the average driver -- for traffic violations including running a red light and using a mobile phone.
7 million dong, running a red light with a motorbike now costs more than six million dong, six times the previous figure.If a car driver does the same, it will set them back them close to 20 million dong, up from six million dong.Fines have also doubled for using a mobile phone behind the wheel."I was shocked by the fine levels," said Grab bike driver Nguyen Quoc Phong, who confessed he regularly ran red lights in the capital Hanoi."I am scared now.
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS FINES VIETNAM ROAD SAFETY INFORMANTS
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