DECREE

REGULATION ON SIGNAL OF PRIORTIZED VEHICLES

THE GOVERNMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Law on Road Traffic No. 23/2008/QH12 dated November 13, 2008;

Considering the proposal of the Minister of Public Security;

DECREE

Chapter 1.

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Article 1. Scope of adjustment

1. This decree stipulates regulation on signal; technical requirements, installation, management and use of signal generators of the prioritized vehicles.

2. The signal generators of the prioritized vehicles consist of:

Priority signal horn;

Priority flag

Priority signal light

Article 2. Subject of application

This Decree is applicable to the agencies, organizations and individuals that manage and use the priority vehicles including: duty, way-directing on first aid duty protection vehicles, vehicles of epidemics, vehicles ; the

Article 3. Regulation on vehicles upon exercising emergency duty

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2. Police vehicles on emergency duty include: Vehicles on duty of seizing, searching or conducting investigation activities, escorting criminals, opposing demonstration, riots, dispersing crowds of public order disturbance, the vehicles on duty of traffic control patrolling, command of terrorist fighting, information and performance of express duties, command of operation group.

3. The ambulance vehicles on first aid duty are the ones carrying emergency patients or going to pick up emergency patients

4. The vehicles on duty in the state of emergency are the ones going to perform the special measures upon serious threatening situation to the national security and social order and safety or upon major disaster and dangerous epidemics.

Chapter 2

SPECIFIC REGULATION

Article 4. Signal of fire truck upon duty performance

The fire truck with the rotating beacon light or

Article 5. Signal of military truck upon duty performance

1. automobile

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Article 6. Signal of police vehicles upon emergency duty performance

1. The automobile with the rotating beacon light or flashing light of red or blue color on the car roof, police flag fixed at the front of automobile on the left of the driver with priority signal horn.

2. The automobile with the rotating beacon light or flashing light of red color fixed at the front or back shaft; military flag fixed at the front of automobile with priority signal horn.

Article 7. Signal of way-directing police vehicles

1. The automobile with the rotating beacon light or flashing light of red or blue color on the car roof, police flag fixed at the front of automobile on the left of the driver with priority signal horn.

2. The automobile with the rotating beacon light or flashing light of red color fixed at the front or back shaft; military flag fixed at the front of automobile with priority signal horn.

Article 8. Signal of ambulance vehicles on first aid duty performance

The ambulance vehicles with the rotating beacon light or flashing light of red color on the car roof with the priority signal horn.

Article 9. Signal of dike protection vehicles, vehicles on the state of emergency as prescribed by law.

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2. Article 9. Vehicles of epidemicsor vehicles on duty in the state of emergency as prescribed by law as follows:

Vehicles of epidemics

Vehicles in the state of emergency as prescribed by law with the flag “STATE OF EMERGENCY” fixed at the front of automobile on the left of the driver.

Article 10. Technical requirement of the priority signal horn

1. Article 10. Technical requirement of the priority signal horn of automobile.

No.

Priority vehicles

Signal cycle (ms)

Frequency Modulation(Hz)

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Sound intensity(dB)

Emission horn cycle (time/minute)

Priority horn mode

1

Fire truck

10
± 10%

580÷1400

70
± 10%

125 ÷ 135

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Alarm (WALL)

2

Military vehicles, police vehicles on emergency duty

30
± 10%

500 ÷ 850

50
± 10%

120 ÷ 125

180
± 10%

Emergency (YELP)

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Way-directing police vehicles

50
± 10%

580÷1400

70
± 10%

120 ÷ 125

120
± 10%

Siren

4

Ambulance vehicles

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600 ÷ 800

50
± 10%

125 ÷ 130

60
± 10%

Medical horn (HI-LO)

2. Technical requirement of the priority signal horn of motocycles ( 2-3 wheels)

No.

Priority vehicles

Signal cycle (ms)

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Output capacity (W)

Sound intensity(dB)

Emission horn cycle (time/minute)

Priority horn mode

1

Military vehicles, police vehicles on emergency duty

30
± 10%

500 ÷ 850

30
± 10%

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180
± 10%

Emergency (YELP)

2

Way-directing police vehicles

50
± 10%

580÷1400

30
± 10%

120 ÷ 125

120
± 10%

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Article 11. Technical requirement of the priority signal light

1. Technical requirement of the priority signal light of motocycles.

No.

Priority vehicles

Color

Single light

Dual light

The rotational speed )

capacity (W)

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capacity (W)

Light intensity(cd)

1

Fire truck

Red

55
± 10%

48
± 10%

110
± 10%

96
± 10%

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Blue

21
± 10%

12
± 10%

42
± 10%

24
± 10%

2

Military vehicles on emergency duty

Red

55
± 10%

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110
± 10%

96
± 10%

60 ÷ 120

3

Police vehicles on emergency duty

Red

55
± 10%

48
± 10%

110
± 10%

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60 ÷ 120

Blue

21
± 10%

12
± 10%

42
± 10%

24
± 10%

4

Way-directing police vehicles

Blue - red

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110 ÷ 220
± 10%

96 ÷ 192
± 10%

60 ÷ 120

5

Ambulance vehicles

Red

55
± 10%

48
± 10%

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96
± 10%

60 ÷ 120

2. Technical requirement of the priority signal light of motocycles (2-3 wheels)

No.

Priority vehicles

Color

Single light

The rotational speed of lampshades or blink frequency (cycle or time / min)

capacity (W)

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1

Military vehicles on emergency duty

Red

55
± 10%

48
± 10%

60 ÷ 120

2

Police vehicles on emergency duty; way-directing police vehicles

Red

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48
± 10%

60 ÷ 120

Blue

21
± 10%

12
± 10%

60 ÷ 120

3. Types of light and shapes

No.

Types of light

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Single light

Round-shape priority signal light

Cylinder-shape priority signal light

2

Dual light

Rectangle-shape priority signal light of two-bulb type

Rectangle-shape priority signal light of four-bulb type

Article 12. Technical requirement of the priority flag

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The isosceles triangle flag, , with military badge in the middle, 3,5 cm handle with

2. The priority flag of police vehicles on emergency duty; way-directing police vehicles

The isosceles triangle flag, , with, in the middle of , ; handle is

3. The priority flag of dike protection vehicles

Rectangular flag, DIKE PROTECTION" of ,  

4. The technical requirements for priority flag of the vehicles used in the state of emergency on national security and social order and security or upon major disaster and dangerous epidemics comply with the regulation of law on the state of emergency.

Article 13. Installation of the priority signal

Only priority vehicles as prescribed in Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Decree are installed the priority signal generator

Article 14. Position for installation of the priority signal

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1. Automobiles The priority signal light is installed on the car proof over the driver; the priority signal horn is installed in the car or on the car proof; the signal flag is fixed at the front of the automobile on the left of the driver

2. Motocycles The priority signal light is installed at the right shaft, at the front or back; the priority signal horn is installed at the front of motocycle; the signal flag is fixed at the front of the motocycle;

Article 15. Use of priority signal

1. The priority vehicles only use the priority signal upon on duty; the use of priority signal of each kind of priority vehicles must ensure the compliance with regulations in Article 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Decree.

2. means of road transport of non-priority

Article 16. Production, trading and import of signal generators of the priority vehicles.

1. The production, trading and import of signal generators of the priority vehicles under the group of conditioned business line on the security and order.

2. The organizations, individuals engaged in the production, trading and import of signal generators of the priority vehicles only install or sell to the organizations and individuals having the license of signal generator using of the priority vehicles granted by the managing and using agency of the priority vehicles

Chapter 3

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Article 17. Responsibility of the Ministry of Public Security

1. The Ministry of Public Security is responsible for presiding over and coordinating with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to stipulate and make unified guidance on the management of conditioned production, import and trading on security and order and the installation and use of the signal generator of the priority vehicles as prescribed by law.

2. Directing the implementation of inspection and control, detection and handling of violations on the installation and use of signal generator of the priority vehicles; monitoring, making guidance and inspecting the implementation of this Decree.

Article 18. Responsibility of Ministries, sectors, People’s Committees of central-run cities and provinces

The Ministries, sectors, People’s Committees of central-run cities and provinces are responsible for organizing the management, inspection, propagation of regulations of law on the type of priority vehicles, the installation and use of signal generator of the priority vehicles under the management competence; strictly handling the agencies, units and individuals under their management for the violations of installation and use of signal generator of the priority vehicles under the management competence,

Chapter 4

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISION

Article 19. Effect

This Decree takes effect on February 01, 2010

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The Ministries, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-run agencies, Chairmans of People’s Committees of central-run cities and provinces are liable to execute this Decree.

PP. THE GOVERNMENT
PRIMINISTER




Nguyen Tan Dung