Hanoi traffic police begin crackdown on violations involving students

Hanoi traffic police began a citywide campaign on Sept. 4 to deal with violations involving students and parents as travel around schools increases before the new academic year.

Officers will focus on conduct considered a direct cause of traffic accidents, including students driving without the required qualifications, failing to wear helmets, carrying too many passengers, running red lights, driving against traffic and modifying vehicles illegally. Police will also act against parents who stop or park improperly outside school gates, causing congestion and safety risks.

On the morning of the campaign, Traffic Police Team No. 4 recorded 15 violations by parents and students, mainly for not wearing helmets. “Parents all say they did not pay attention to whether their children wore helmets, while they themselves wore them properly,” a traffic police officer said.

Police will also determine whether vehicle owners should be held responsible for giving vehicles to students who are not legally qualified to drive. Authorities will compile the cases and notify Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training for coordination and follow-up.

The campaign will run from Sept. 4 through March 14, 2027. Alongside enforcement, police will work with local authorities, schools and social organizations to promote traffic law compliance and expand safe-school-gate programs. Police urged parents not to give motorcycles or motorbikes to students who are not qualified to operate them, and to follow helmet and stopping rules when taking children to school.

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Parents all say they did not pay attention to whether their children wore helmets, while they themselves wore them properly.