As Hanoi gears up for Tet, streets are jam-packed with traffic, with rows of cars taking over roadways and leaving motorbike riders scrambling for space.

Traffic congestion at Ho Chi Minh City’s major gateways worsened on January 24, as residents began their Tet exodus to provinces across the Mekong Delta, Central Highlands, and beyond.

As year-end traffic pressures mount, Ho Chi Minh City is exploring temporary measures, including sidewalk use, to address congestion hotspots.

Over 40,000 cameras will be added to Hanoi’s surveillance system by 2030, creating a comprehensive network for security and traffic monitoring.

By leveraging camera-based enforcement, Vietnam hopes to transform traffic safety behaviors and reduce road accidents in 2025.

Vietnam's traffic police are undergoing a major transformation, moving from manual operations to advanced technology to restore traffic discipline under the new Traffic Safety Law and Decree 168.

The implementation of Decree 168 has brought discipline to Ho Chi Minh City’s traffic, but it has also unveiled new challenges, including severe congestion, signaling issues, and overburdened infrastructure.

The use of body cameras by Hanoi traffic police provides convincing evidence to prove people’s traffic violations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed urgent measures to enhance traffic management and alleviate congestion, especially in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, following two tragic accidents.

Personal vehicles in Hanoi are growing at over ten times the rate of infrastructure development, leaving the city with 36 traffic bottlenecks despite efforts to manage congestion in 2024.

Deputy Chair of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong has called on the Ministry of Public Security to inspect traffic signal systems nationwide, ensuring technical reliability to prevent wrongful fines for drivers.

Hanoi Police have refuted claims circulating on social media that a young man earned 50 million VND in one day by reporting traffic violations, calling the information baseless and misleading.

Under Decree 176/2024, Vietnamese citizens can now earn up to 5 million VND ($200) for reporting traffic violations, marking a significant step towards improved road safety.

Beginning January 1, 2025, Vietnamese drivers will receive traffic violation notifications directly through the VNeTraffic app, improving convenience and transparency in handling fines.

Vietnam’s Traffic Police will prioritize camera enforcement and significantly increase penalties for traffic violations under Decree 168/2024, effective January 1, 2025.

Under a new directive effective January 1, 2025, the Traffic Police Department will take charge of monitoring traffic systems on highways, with certain exceptions for provincial police.