A police officer with a street racing suspect in Phu Nhuan District early Sunday
The Ho Chi Minh City traffic police last weekend began a fresh crackdown on illegal street races after an unusually early start to the “season.” From late Saturday to early Sunday, HCMC traffic police caught 53 motorcycle riders involved in street racing, performing driving stunts or not wearing helmets, HCMC Traffic Police Deputy Head Senior Lieutenant-Colonel Than Minh Khuya said. Police said they’d been surprised by the high incidents of street racing through HCMC since March. The illegal activity usually peaked during the university and high school summer vacation in June, they said. Since early March, the department has issued 210 speeding fines, Khuya said. He told Thanh Nien the department would clamp down on notorious street racing areas between now and September. Khuya warned district police leaders they would have to take responsibility for street races in their deputed localities. Since last month, traffic police in districts 5, 10, 11, Go Vap and Tan Binh have been working flat out to stop illegal street racing in their jurisdictions. Extra police have been conducting surveillance operations at the Nguyen Van Troi-Hoang Van Thu intersection in District Tan Binh, the most notorious street racing site, and Truong Son Street, which leads to Tan Son Nhat Airport. The races usually occur between 12.30 a.m. and 3.30 a.m. Motorcyclists caught street racing face fines of between VND20 million to VND30 million (US$1,200 - 1,875) . Violators’ bikes are also impounded. The speed limit for motorbikes in urban areas is 50 kilometers an hour.
The Ho Chi Minh City traffic police last weekend began a fresh crackdown on illegal street races after an unusually early start to the “season.” From late Saturday to early Sunday, HCMC traffic police caught 53 motorcycle riders involved in street racing, performing driving stunts or not wearing helmets, HCMC Traffic Police Deputy Head Senior Lieutenant-Colonel Than Minh Khuya said. Police said they’d been surprised by the high incidents of street racing through HCMC since March. The illegal activity usually peaked during the university and high school summer vacation in June, they said. Since early March, the department has issued 210 speeding fines, Khuya said. He told Thanh Nien the department would clamp down on notorious street racing areas between now and September. Khuya warned district police leaders they would have to take responsibility for street races in their deputed localities. Since last month, traffic police in districts 5, 10, 11, Go Vap and Tan Binh have been working flat out to stop illegal street racing in their jurisdictions. Extra police have been conducting surveillance operations at the Nguyen Van Troi-Hoang Van Thu intersection in District Tan Binh, the most notorious street racing site, and Truong Son Street, which leads to Tan Son Nhat Airport. The races usually occur between 12.30 a.m. and 3.30 a.m. Motorcyclists caught street racing face fines of between VND20 million to VND30 million (US$1,200 - 1,875) . Violators’ bikes are also impounded. The speed limit for motorbikes in urban areas is 50 kilometers an hour.
Thanh Nien
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