Decision No. 4392/2001/QD-BGTVT Issuing Industry Standards

Pursuant to …;

Issuing industry standards

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THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION

- Pursuant to Clause 6, Article 50 of the Road Traffic Law dated June 29, 2001;

- Pursuant to Decree No. 22/CP dated March 22, 1994 of the Government on tasks, powers, responsibilities for state management and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;

- Pursuant to Article 10, Chapter 2 of the Ordinance on Product Quality No. 18/1999/PL-UBTVQH10 dated December 24, 1999 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly;

- Based on the proposals of the Heads of the Department of Science and Technology and the Director of the Vietnam Highway Administration;

Pursuant to …;

Article 1: This Decision promulgates the following Industry Standards:

||| TRUNG TÂM SÁT HẠCH LÁI XE CƠ GIỚI ĐƯỜNG BỘ

- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS -

Registration Number: 22 TCN -286 -01

Article 2: This Decision shall take effect from January 1, 2002.

Article 3: The Heads of the Ministry's Office, Heads of the Departments of Science and Technology, Legal Affairs, Transportation, Directors of the Vietnam Highway Administration, Directors of Provincial and Municipal Departments of Transport and Public Works, and Heads of related Units are responsible for implementing this Decision.

Part 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1. Scope and Applicability

This standard applies to the construction of motor vehicle driving test centers (hereinafter referred to as Centers) throughout the country.

It is encouraged that training institutions apply this standard in the construction of technical facilities.

1.2. Referenced Standards

- TCVN 4602-88 – Vocational High School

- TCVN 4601-88 – Official Building

- TCVN 3743-83 – Artificial Lighting

- TCVN 3985-1999 – Acoustics – Permissible Noise Levels at Workplaces

- TCVN 4054-98 – Highway Design Requirements

- 22TCN 223-95 – Hard Surface Pavement Design Procedure

- 22TCN 221-93 – Soft Surface Pavement Design Procedure

- 22TCN 237-01 – Road Sign Regulations

1.3. Requirements for Centers

1.3.1. The Center is a place where driving tests are conducted to issue Driver’s Licenses, built according to planning, equipped with sufficient material and technical facilities to meet the requirements of driving tests as prescribed, located in areas with convenient transportation, easy access to electricity, water, drainage, and communication; the land must be dry, not polluted by air and affected by smoke and dust; it should not be subject to electromagnetic interference affecting error reporting and scoring devices.

1.3.2. Driving test centers are divided into three types.

a. Type 1 Center:

For issuing licenses for all categories A₁, A₂, A₃, A₄, B₁, B₂, C, D, E, and F, with a total construction area of at least 3.5 hectares, including a test track length of at least 1.5 kilometers; registered to use at least 2 kilometers of public roads, including scenarios such as intersections, pedestrian crossings, narrow roads, permitted U-turn locations, and moderate traffic density.

b. Type 2 Center:

For issuing licenses for categories A₁, A₂, A₃, A₄, B₁, B₂ and C, with a total construction area of at least 2.0 hectares, including a test track length of at least 1.0 kilometer; registered to use at least 2 kilometers of public roads, including scenarios such as intersections, pedestrian crossings, narrow roads, permitted U-turn locations, and moderate traffic density.

c. Type 3 Center:

For issuing licenses for categories A₁, A₂, A₃ and A₄ with a total construction area of at least 0.4 hectares.

1.3.3. The Center includes the following basic facilities:

a. Driving Skill Test Field.

b. Control Room

c. Ancillary Facilities

Part 2.

CONTENT OF DRIVING TESTS FOR ISSUING DRIVER’S LICENSES

2.1. Theory Test

2.1.1. Theory Test Questions:

Mainly include the content of the Road Traffic Law regarding Traffic Rules.

Additionally, it covers contents related to driving techniques; vehicle structure, maintenance, and transport operations.

2.1.2. Methodology for Theory Tests:

a. Conducted using computer-based multiple-choice questions.

b. For Type 3 Centers, the theory test can be conducted using paper-based multiple-choice questions according to a template.

2.2. Practical Driving Skill Test in the Test Field

2.2.1. Categories B₁, B₂, C, D, and E

Test Content Includes:

1. Starting and starting signal.

2. Stopping at pedestrian crossing lines.

3. Stopping on a hill and starting halfway up the hill.

4. Passing through tire tracks and perpendicular narrow roads.

5. Passing through intersections with traffic signals, including:

- Going straight at an intersection.

- Turning right at an intersection.

- Turning left at an intersection.

6. Passing through winding roads.

7. Parking maneuvers:

- Parallel parking for categories D, E.

- Perpendicular parking for categories B, C.

8. Stopping at railway crossings.

9. Changing gears, accelerating to 30 km/h and then decelerating to below 20 km/h over a distance of 50 meters on a flat road.

10. Final braking stop.

Maintain engine operation during the execution of the test content.

2.2.2. Category F

Test Content Includes:

Passing through a figure with five stakes and returning along the same figure in the opposite direction.

Maintain engine operation during the execution of the test content.

2.2.3. Category A₃ and A₄

Test Content Includes:

Passing through the letter "A" figure and reversing (for vehicles with reverse gear) or returning along the same figure in the opposite direction (for vehicles without reverse gear).₃, A₄ 2.2.4. Category A

Maintain engine operation during the execution of the test content.

1. Driving around the number "8" figure.₁ and A₂

Test Content Includes:

2. Driving along a straight line.

3. Driving on a road with obstacles.

4. Driving on a rough road.

2.3. Practical Driving Skill Test on Public Roads

Maintain engine operation during the execution of the test content.

Testing practical skills in handling real situations on public roads.

REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND TESTING EQUIPMENT

Part 3.

3.1. Motor Vehicles Used for Testing

Motor vehicles used for testing must comply with the provisions of this standard and the Technical Safety and Environmental Protection Standards for Motor Vehicles on Roads No. 22-TCN224-01.

3.1.1. Testing vehicles must be commonly used in Vietnam.

3.1.2. Cars used for testing must have auxiliary braking systems.

Two-wheeled motorcycles used for testing category A

3.1.3. Must have a cylinder capacity of at least 70 cm₁:

Two-wheeled motorcycles used for testing category A³

3.1.4. Must have a cylinder capacity of at least 249 cm₂:

Three-wheeled vehicles used for testing category A³

3.1.5. :                      ₃a. Cylinder capacity of at least 105 cm

3.1.6. Tractor used for examination to issue a Class A driving license₄

Towing tractor with a designed load capacity not less than 750 kg

3.1.7. Passenger car with 5 seats (including driver's seat) or cargo vehicle with a designed load capacity from 2500 kg to under 3500 kg used for examination to issue a Class B driving license₁ b) The Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of Laws on Taxation to be examined and adopted at the 10th Session according to the procedure at one session;₂ has:

3.1.8. Cargo vehicle with a designed load capacity of 5000 kg or more used for examination to issue a Class C driving license has:

3.1.9. Passenger bus with 24 to 30 seats (including driver's seat) used for examination to issue a Class D driving license has:

3.1.10. Passenger bus with 40 seats (including driver's seat) or more used for examination to issue a Class E driving license has:

3.2. Equipment used for theoretical examination

3.2.1. The computer used for theoretical examination must be compatible with the IBM-PC standard and must meet the following conditions:

a. Capable of installing one of the Windows 9x, Me, NT workstation operating systems and the theoretical examination program.

b. Screen size of at least 14 inches, minimum resolution of 480x600, 256 colors.

c. Ethernet network card.

d. Free hard drive space of at least 100MB.

e. For the server, it must use a minimum Pentium 4 processor with a speed of 800MHz; RAM of 256MB, with two hard drives of 18GB each.

3.2.2. The printer used for printing examination results must be a laser printer capable of printing on A4 standard paper.₄ The centralized or local power supply system used for the theoretical examination room and the control room must ensure stable power supply without interruption for a period of 30 minutes.

3.2.3. The theoretical examination software must be connected to the practical driving skills examination software.

3.2.4. Each Center must have one server and one laser printer. Each theoretical examination room must have at least 20 computers for candidates to take the test.

3.2.5. 3.3. Fault reporting and scoring equipment

Must operate accurately; Human intervention during the examination process is not allowed.

3.3.1. The user interface (menu) of the software managing the system must be displayed in Vietnamese.

Reflects errors occurring in real-time mode.

3.3.2. Has a mechanism to adjust working parameters of the equipment that deviate from the scoring criteria.

3.3.3. Details and systems installed at positions receiving and reporting faults must be able to work stably and accurately in high temperature conditions up to 80°C, humidity up to 95%, and dust.

3.3.4. Fault reporting and scoring equipment must simultaneously evaluate accurately for at least 10 vehicles being examined in the examination field.⁰All fault reporting and scoring equipment must ensure transmission speed, connected to the control room for consolidating examination results, and directly displayed to the person conducting the practical driving skills examination at the examination vehicle, while having a mechanism to check the operational status of each device from the Center. Additionally, the equipment must operate independently according to its function, failures of this equipment shall not affect the operation or cause failures in other devices or the entire system, except for the power supply equipment.

3.3.5. The fault reporting and scoring devices must simultaneously accurately evaluate at least ten vehicles undergoing the examination in the examination yard.

3.3.6. All fault reporting and scoring devices must ensure the transmission speed, be connected to the examination result management room, and directly display information to the individual conducting the automobile driving skill examination in the examination vehicle. Each device's operational status must also be capable of being checked from the Center. Additionally, these devices must operate independently according to their functions, and any issues with one device shall not affect the operation or cause malfunctions in other devices or the entire system, except for the power supply device.

3.3.7. The management software for examination results must have a mechanism to protect and ensure data security against external interference and data loss due to random incidents.

3.3.8. Examination场地A和F类别。₁, A₂, A₃, A₄ 不强制安装故障报警和评分设备。

Part 4.

用于驾驶执照考试的机动车辆数量

用于驾驶执照考试的最低机动车辆数量规定在表1中。

Table 1