Many old motorcycles will go off Ho Chi Minh City 's roads when a limit on their life span to be recommended soon by the police is approved by authorities.
The People's Committee recently instructed the police to work with other agencies to draft regulations on the maximum life span, including of electric motorcycles.
Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Thanh Tra, deputy head of the Road and Railway Traffic Police Division (PC67), said this is aimed at reducing road accidents and pollution caused by old vehicles.
He said that Vietnam already has regulations on the life of trucks and buses, and it is time to regulate for motorcycles.
The new regulations will help the police check the use of xe mu (obsolete vehicles without lamps, horns, or even number plates) and vehicles of unclear origin,which are often blamed for causing accidents, he said.
"We have much difficulty with accidents and other hassles caused by old motorcycles."
He promised the new regulations will be drafted carefully, reasonable and logical, and widely acceptable.
Dr Pham Xuan Mai of the HCM City Technology University said the maximum life span should not be in terms of age but in distance travelled.
Duong Hong Thanh, deputy director of the city's Department of Transport, said the important thing is to reduce emissions from old bikes and not regulate their life span.
Nghi Cam Tuong, who has been a xe om (taxi motorbike) driver for 20 years, said the maximum life of motorbikes should not be regulated since many poor people use them for their livelihoods.
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Manh Hung concurred, but said this meant the regulation should only be passed after careful research.-VNA
The People's Committee recently instructed the police to work with other agencies to draft regulations on the maximum life span, including of electric motorcycles.
Senior Lieutenant Colonel Tran Thanh Tra, deputy head of the Road and Railway Traffic Police Division (PC67), said this is aimed at reducing road accidents and pollution caused by old vehicles.
He said that Vietnam already has regulations on the life of trucks and buses, and it is time to regulate for motorcycles.
The new regulations will help the police check the use of xe mu (obsolete vehicles without lamps, horns, or even number plates) and vehicles of unclear origin,which are often blamed for causing accidents, he said.
"We have much difficulty with accidents and other hassles caused by old motorcycles."
He promised the new regulations will be drafted carefully, reasonable and logical, and widely acceptable.
Dr Pham Xuan Mai of the HCM City Technology University said the maximum life span should not be in terms of age but in distance travelled.
Duong Hong Thanh, deputy director of the city's Department of Transport, said the important thing is to reduce emissions from old bikes and not regulate their life span.
Nghi Cam Tuong, who has been a xe om (taxi motorbike) driver for 20 years, said the maximum life of motorbikes should not be regulated since many poor people use them for their livelihoods.
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Manh Hung concurred, but said this meant the regulation should only be passed after careful research.-VNA
