Lax policing during the lunar new year holidays has seen traffic violations rocket.
It is common to see people travelling by motorbike without helmets or carrying too many passengers, including in the capital, Hanoi. Many are blatantly ignoring traffic lights or driving the wrong way down streets.
According to the National Traffic Safety Committee, between February 7 and 9, inclusive of the last day of the lunar year to the second day of the Tet, as many as 104 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 64 people and injuring an additional 98.
Overloaded motorbikes
Using a mobile phone while driving motorbike without helmets
Risking children's lives on a motorbike
