| THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ----- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------- |
| No: 01/2003/TT-BGTVT | Hanoi, January 8, 2003 |
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE WEARING OF CRASH HELMETS WHEN RIDING MOTORBIKES AND MOPEDS
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 28 of Land Road Traffic Law No. 26/2002/QH10, which was passed on June 29, 2001 by the Xth National Assembly at its 9th session, and takes effect as from January 1, 2002;
Pursuant to Resolution No. 02/2001/NQ-CP of March 2, 2001 of the Government’s regular meeting;
Pursuant to the Government’s Resolution No. 13/2002/NQ-CP of November 19, 2002 on solutions to check the rise in, and proceed to reduce, traffic accidents and congestion;
In order to limit casualties or malformation due to brain injuries caused to people sitting on motorbikes and mopeds, who unfortunately get traffic accidents when joining in land road traffic;
The Ministry of Communications and Transport hereby specifically guides the compulsory wearing of crash helmets when riding motorbikes and mopeds as follows:
I. GENERAL GUIDANCE
1. The wearing of crash helmets aims to protect people sitting on motorbikes and mopeds, who unfortunately get traffic accidents when moving on Vietnam’s land road system, reduce deaths and malformation due to brain injuries.
2. Motorbikes and mopeds moving on land roads are classified as follows:
a/ Motorbikes are land-road motorized two- or three-wheelers operated by engines with cylinder capacity of 50 cm3 or over and a total weight of up to 400 kg each.
b/ Mopeds are land-road motorized two-wheelers operated by engines with cylinder capacity of under 50 cm3 and a maximum designed speed of not more than 50 km/h.
3. People who sit on motorbikes and mopeds moving on Vietnam’s land road system are Vietnamese or foreign nationals, are vehicle operators (or vehicle drivers) and pillion riders.
4. Vietnam’s land road system includes national highways, provincial roads, district roads, commune roads and special-use roads.
5. Crash helmets for people riding motorbikes and mopeds (hereafter called crash helmets for short) are those produced under Vietnam’s Standard TCVN 5756-2001 and recognized by Vietnam’s expertising agency for their compatibility with quality standards and affixed with stamps certifying such expertise.
