DOES AMBULANCE BE ENTITLED TO AGAINST THE TRAFFIC FLOW ON ONE-WAY ROAD?

Last week, when I was riding on a one-way road, I crashed into an ambulance on duty carrying patients. Although I was not damaged, I was yelled at by the driver that it was only my fault while the driver himself was against the traffic flow on a one-way road. I would like to ask if there are any regulations for an ambulance to be against the traffic flow? Thank you for your help!

FDVN’s Opinion:

Thank you for sending your questions to FDVN Law Firm (FDVN). For your consulting requirements, after studying the relevant laws, FDVN would like to provide you with the following opinion:

According to Article 22 of Law on Road Traffic 2008, the priority rights of the number of vehicles are specified as follows:

“1. The following vehicles have the priority right to go before other vehicles when passing intersections from any direction of traffic in the following order:

a/ Fire engines traveling on duty;

b/ Military vehicles and police vehicles on urgent duty; motorcades led by police cars;

c/ Ambulances on duty;

d/ Dike-watch vehicles, vehicles employed in overcoming natural disasters or epidemics or in a state of emergency as prescribed by law;

e/ Funeral vehicle processions.

2. Vehicles specified at Points a, b, c, and d of Clause 1, this Article, when traveling on duty, shall give signals using the horn, banner, and light according to regulations; are not restricted in speed; may enter one-way roads from the opposite direction and other roads open to traffic, even go through the red light, and must only follow the instructions of persons directing traffic.”

Accordingly, the ambulances on duty are entitled to go on one-way roads.

This is all FDVN’s Legal Opinion related to your request. Hopefully, it will be useful to you.

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