Is it illegal to drive slowly in the far left lane of a highway?

Can I ask if driving slowly in the leftmost lane of the highway will be fined? Reader Thai Minh

Người đi bộ đi vào đường cao tốc có bị xử phạt?

Is it illegal to drive slowly in the leftmost lane of a highway?

Many car drivers believe that they only need to comply with general regulations on maximum and minimum speeds for each section or the entire highway; for example, they can maintain a speed of 60km/h in a lane with a maximum speed limit of 120km/h.

This leads to the problem of many slow-moving cars lining up on the highway, obstructing traffic and making it difficult for vehicles behind to overtake. This partly leads to dangerous cutting in and overtaking at high speeds, potentially leading to accidents.

According to current regulations, drivers of slow-moving cars in the leftmost lane will be fined in two cases: not giving way to vehicles behind them to overtake and driving at a lower speed than vehicles traveling in the same direction without moving to the right of the road (except in cases where other vehicles traveling in the same direction are exceeding the speed limit).

Specifically, Article 5 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, amended and supplemented by Decree 123/2021/ND-CP, stipulates a fine of VND 2-3 million and a suspension of the driver's license for 1 to 3 months for the act of driving a car without giving way to a vehicle requesting to overtake when safety conditions are sufficient.

Meanwhile, the act of driving a car at a lower speed than the vehicle going in the same direction without moving to the right side of the road is only fined 400,000-600,000 VND. This fine is considered too low, not enough to change the habits of many traffic participants.

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