On Wednesday evening, the police conducted an alcohol check on the Ly Thai To-Tran Nguyen Han street area in Hoan Kiem District from 7:30pm-11:30pm. The stops included many cyclists.
Most people happily complied with the police request.
Bicycle riders can be fined up to VND600,000 (25.53) if being found drunk.
Many people were quite surprised when being checked for alcohol use.
Lots of motorbike drivers were also stopped.
A motorbike driver was fined VND4.5 million for exceeding blood alcohol levels. His driving licence was confiscated for 17 months.
On Wednesday evening, the police detected four motorbike drivers who violated blood alcohol levels.
The government issued Decree 100 on administrative fines for traffic violations in December 2019. Under the decree, the maximum punishment for car drivers consists of a 40 million VND (1,740 USD) fine and a two-year driving ban.
