Traffic in Ho Chi Minh City is "easier to breathe" after installing more lights for motorbikes to turn right.

Except for rush hour traffic congestion, traffic in Ho Chi Minh City has become more stable after a series of intersections were installed with additional signs allowing motorbikes to turn right.

On January 20, walking around some central roads during rush hour such as: Dien Bien Phu, Hai Ba Trung, Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Dinh Tien Hoang, Nguyen Du..., many intersections on these roads have been installed with additional signs allowing motorbikes to turn right when the light is red.

Giao thông TP.HCM — Many people stop at red lights blocking the right turn, preventing people behind from going up.

As these are central roads with close distances between intersections, traffic congestion is common during rush hour. However, compared to the time when Decree 168/2024 was applied and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport had not yet installed auxiliary signs allowing motorbikes to turn right, the congestion has decreased significantly.

At most intersections, people stop their vehicles at the designated line. Where motorbikes are allowed to turn right, people proactively give way to vehicles behind them. However, traffic does not always flow smoothly.

According to Giao Thong Newspaper's reporter, at around 5:15 p.m. on January 20, at the intersection of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia - Nguyen Du (District 1), when all vehicles stopped at the red light, a person parked his car blocking the right turn.

Immediately after, the man driving the ride-hailing car with a passenger behind honked, asking the driver to move forward to turn right. However, because he was afraid of being fined for running the red light, the other person refused to move. The incident made the ride-hailing driver angry and raised his voice.

A similar incident occurred at the Phan Dinh Phung - Hoang Van Thu intersection (Phu Nhuan district), the motorbike in front was parked blocking the right turn, making it impossible for a series of motorbikes behind to move.

Even though the person behind honks to urge them on, the person in front does not dare to overtake, afraid of crossing the line and being heavily fined. However, these situations do not happen often.

Mr. Hoang Van Nam (37 years old, resident of District 3) shared that the traffic awareness of Ho Chi Minh City residents has changed compared to before. The situation of driving on the sidewalk, driving in the wrong direction, and revving the engine when there are only a few seconds left between green and red lights has clearly decreased.

"Except for the fact that the roads are narrow and crowded, causing frequent traffic jams during rush hour, I find that traffic awareness is much better than before. Personally, I proactively stop when the green light is 2-3 seconds away, and I also don't accelerate when the red light is a few seconds away," said Mr. Nam.

The situation of accelerating when there are only a few seconds left of green or red lights has been significantly reduced.

Previously, the Department of Construction Maintenance and Operation Management, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport said that by January 19, Ho Chi Minh City had installed 500 additional signs allowing motorbikes to turn right at red lights.

Currently, the unit is coordinating with functional forces to review, install, repair, and supplement traffic lights to facilitate two-wheeled vehicles to turn right at red lights, in order to reduce the pressure on the flow of vehicles waiting at red lights, making traffic more convenient and safer.

According to this unit, the installation of right turn lights aims to reduce traffic congestion, especially in areas with long waiting times. The installation locations are carefully selected to ensure minimal impact on pedestrians and to accommodate traffic flow.

In addition to installing green right turn lights, Ho Chi Minh City Police also coordinates with Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport to adjust the light cycle duration to be most reasonable between road directions; check and repair damaged lights...

Except for rush hour traffic congestion, traffic in Ho Chi Minh City has become more stable after a series of intersections were installed with additional signs allowing motorbikes to turn right.

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