Overloaded trucks pose road safety, degradation risks

Long lines of trucks carrying large amounts of construction materials north to south are too heavy for the pan-national roads, damaging them and posing traffic risks, authorities say.

The Ho Chi Minh Road section from Hoa Binh Province’s Luong Son District to Hanoi's Chuong My District is just 10 km long, but has dozens of mines under exploitation. Long lines of overloaded vehicles are a common sight.

Traffic police officers stop two trucks that show signs of overloading in Chuong My District. They were found to be 25 percent heavier than permitted, so the drivers were fined between VND6-12 million ($258.29-516.57).

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