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Vietnam Road Administration (Ministry of Construction) has just issued an official dispatch requesting to strengthen state management of passenger transport activities by car, which emphasizes strict control of double-decker sleeper buses to ensure traffic order and safety during the Lunar New Year and the Spring Festival season of 2026. Download The State Road Management Agency absolutely prohibits the use of double-decker sleeper buses operating in Level IV and V mountainous roads According to the Vietnam Road Department, in recent times, passenger transport activities have basically met the travel needs of the people, and vehicle quality has been improved. However, the traffic order and safety situation related to transport vehicles is still complicated, especially serious and especially serious accidents involving double-decker sleeper buses, causing great consequences for people and property. Many serious accidents involving sleeper buses. Data from the Traffic Police Department show that from December 15, 2019 to December 14, 2025, there were 352 incidents nationwide. Traffic accidents involving sleeper cars killed 241 people and injured 270 people. Of these, there were 6 particularly serious accidents that left 34 people dead and 66 injured. Most recently, serious accidents occurred in Quang Tri and Son La in January 2026, all related to sleeper buses, causing many casualties. Faced with the above reality, the Vietnam Road Administration requested Departments of Construction, road management areas and related units to strengthen inspection and strict supervision of passenger transport activities by car, especially for double-decker sleeper buses before, during and after the Lunar New Year. The control focuses on transport business conditions, vehicle technical safety, driver conditions, journey, speed and continuous driving time. Vietnam Road Administration requires strengthening the management and supervision of double-decker sleeper vehicles through trip monitoring equipment, cameras installed on vehicles and fixed cameras on road routes; promptly detect and strictly handle violations of speed, travel, and driving time. Only sleeper cars are allowed to operate on qualified routes. At the same time, this type of vehicle is only allowed to operate on routes and road sections that ensure infrastructure safety conditions; Absolutely do not use double-decker sleeper buses on level V or level VI mountainous roads or routes with high potential traffic safety risks. Along with that, transport business units must arrange qualified drivers, in which drivers driving double-decker sleeper cars must have at least two years of experience driving passenger cars with 29 seats or more; Strictly comply with regulations on working and rest time, do not use alcohol or stimulants when driving vehicles. In cases where vehicles or transport business units do not meet technical safety conditions or do not comply with regulations on transport organization and traffic safety, they will be resolutely suspended from operation. Phan Trang See more 10-day peak of total inspection of passenger transport business vehicles nationwide See more How technology has changed the transport service industry See moreReview and update passenger transport routes after arranging administrative unitsSee moreRemove difficulties for transport business vehicle owners who have not changed their yellow plates
