Delegate Dieu Huynh Sang said that requiring more than 6 million cars and 73 million motorbikes nationwide to install journey monitoring devices is unfeasible and wasteful.
"The requirement to install devices to record images of drivers also violates the right to privacy and the right to protect the privacy of citizens," said Dieu Huynh Sang, Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Binh Phuoc Province, when giving comments on the draft Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order, on the afternoon of November 24.
According to Article 33 of the draft Law, motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes participating in traffic must have a journey monitoring device; a device to collect data and images of the driver, data and images to ensure journey safety according to regulations. According to delegate Sang, this regulation is difficult to ensure feasibility.
"In many developed countries, people do not have to install dash cams to prove their innocence. Instead, authorities must prove that the vehicle owner has committed a traffic violation before they have the right to impose a fine," she said.
Delegate Dieu Huynh Sang speaks on the afternoon of November 24. Photo: National Assembly Media
The female delegate also said that devices installed in vehicles must be licensed while the number of vehicles in circulation is too large, making it difficult for authorities to monitor them all, not to mention that "installing devices interferes with the vehicle's electrical system, potentially posing a safety risk."
According to the representative of Binh Phuoc province, people's income is still low, especially in remote areas. It is difficult for them to buy motorbikes, and having to pay for the installation of a dash cam is a waste. With some types of cameras that integrate management software and data storage, users may have to pay additional monthly fees.
"This content needs to be reviewed because people in the highlands only use vehicles to go to the garden or to the fields, so is this policy effective? No country requires motorbikes to be equipped with dash cams," she said, suggesting that the drafting committee only require dash cams to be installed on commercial vehicles; and provide more specific regulations on the data center to effectively manage and use collected images.
For personal vehicles, "the draft should be adjusted to encourage people to install journey monitoring devices; a pilot program should be organized and a suitable roadmap should be developed."
Delegate Huynh Thi Phuc (Deputy Head of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Delegation) said that it is very necessary to install journey monitoring devices on transport vehicles. 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 shared the same opinion with delegate Sang, saying that "the scope of application is still quite broad". "The draft regulation on motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes participating in traffic" can be understood as all types of vehicles including personal vehicles, not excluding vehicles in cases with separate regulations. It is recommended to consider the suitability and consistency", the delegate said.
Delegate Huynh Thi Phuc. Photo: National Assembly Media
Responding to VnExpress in September, a representative of the Traffic Police Department explained that many private vehicle owners now equip themselves with dash cams to record images and incidents that occur on the road. Based on this reality, the Ministry of Public Security proposed that private cars install dash cams.
"However, this is not mandatory, the authorities only encourage people to install dash cams on their personal cars to protect themselves in unsafe traffic situations," said a representative of the Traffic Police Department.
When installing a dash cam, drivers can prove right and wrong in unexpected situations on the road. Car owners can also save evidence when a thief breaks into their car, provide it to the authorities for handling, contributing to "protecting the health and safety of themselves and others, ensuring traffic order and safety".
"Authorities do not collect data from journey monitoring devices, but only ask people to cooperate and provide it when an incident occurs on the road or when another vehicle's incident is recorded," said a representative of the Traffic Police Department.
Decree 47/2022 amending Decree 10/2020 on automobile transportation business stipulates that vehicles operating for the first time must install a journey monitoring device with a camera. The installed camera must have the function of recording and storing images; images from the camera installed on the vehicle must be transmitted at a frequency of 12 to 20 times/hour to the transportation business unit and the competent state management agency.
Data must be stored for a minimum of 72 hours; it must not be modified or falsified before, during, or after transmission.
Currently, there is no document stipulating that motorbikes must be equipped with a journey monitoring device. This draft law is expected to be considered and approved by the National Assembly at the mid-2024 session.
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