On the afternoon of November 24, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety.
To ensure consistency and avoid overlap, delegate Dieu Huynh Sang (Binh Phuoc delegation) proposed to review and separate the contents related to road transport in this draft Law and the Road Law.
Delegate Sang stated that point c, clause 1, Article 33 stipulates that motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes participating in traffic must have journey monitoring devices and devices to collect driver image data according to regulations.
Delegates expressed agreement with the regulation that the database collected from journey monitoring devices will be managed, operated and exploited by the Traffic Command Center managed, operated and exploited by the Traffic Police.
The delegate cited that as of June 2023, there were over 6 million cars and 73 million motorbikes in circulation nationwide. If the draft law is passed by the National Assembly, tens of millions of motorbikes will have to install dash cams. “This is difficult to do,” she said.
“Currently, in many developed countries, people do not need to install dash cams to prove their innocence. Instead, the authorities must prove that the vehicle owner has violated the law before they can be fined. And no country has yet stipulated that motorbikes must install dash cams,” Ms. Sang stated.
Delegate Dieu Huynh Sang, Binh Phuoc delegation (Photo: Quochoi.vn).
The female delegate also said that the requirement to install data and image devices for drivers also violates the privacy and confidentiality of people. Not to mention, this issue is related to technical standards, the quality of monitoring devices, or the installation will interfere with the vehicle's electrical system, potentially causing safety risks.
The delegate from Binh Phuoc emphasized that with the large number of motorbikes in Vietnam today, management and supervision is very difficult.
Meanwhile, the average income of people is still low, life has many difficulties, especially in remote areas, ethnic minorities, border areas...
“Buying a motorbike is already difficult, now having to shoulder the additional cost of installing a dash cam needs to be reconsidered. For example, if they use the motorbike to work in the garden or on the farm, will this regulation be effective or not?” Ms. Sang questioned.
From the above analysis, delegate Dieu Huynh Sang believes that this regulation is not suitable for reality while the scope of impact is wide. Therefore, the delegate suggests that the Drafting Committee only stipulate the installation of journey monitoring devices for transport business vehicles as currently and stipulate more specifically about the Data Analysis Integration Center.
Delegate Huynh Thi Phuc, Ba Ria - Vung Tau delegation (Photo: Quochoi.vn).
Delegate Huynh Thi Phuc (Ba Ria - Vung Tau delegation) said that regulations on journey monitoring devices are very necessary to monitor violations.
Ms. Phuc said that data from journey monitoring devices helps authorities identify violations by drivers, passengers, and road traffic violations.
In addition, data transferred to the monitoring center of the authorities also serves the work of ensuring traffic safety and order, preventing and promptly handling dangerous behaviors that endanger the lives of passengers and traffic participants; and evaluating the law compliance of businesses and drivers.
However, Ms. Phuc shares the same opinion with delegate Dieu Huynh Sang, saying that the scope of application is still quite broad.
Specifically, at Point c, Clause 1, Article 33 on conditions for participating in traffic, it is stipulated that motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes participating in traffic must have a journey monitoring device, a device to collect image data of the driver, and image data to ensure safety according to regulations.
The delegate said that such a regulation can be understood as all types of vehicles, including personal vehicles, not excluding vehicles in cases with separate regulations of the Party and the State, must be equipped with journey monitoring. Therefore, the delegate suggested that it is necessary to consider the suitability and consistency .
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