A key highlight of this draft is the proposal to mandate bright yellow paint for vehicles transporting preschool children and students, aimed at enhancing safety and visibility.

The Ministry of Public Security is currently seeking public feedback on the draft decree specifying regulations for certain provisions of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, which was recently approved by the National Assembly. Notably, the draft includes a proposal regarding the color scheme of vehicles used to transport preschool children and students.

According to Article 27 of the draft decree, vehicles transporting preschool children and students are classified into two categories:

First, commercial transport vehicles specifically for preschool children and students, as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 46 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, must be painted in bright yellow. The exterior body of the vehicle, including the front and sides above the windows, must display signs indicating that it is a specialized vehicle for transporting preschool children and students.

Second, commercial transport vehicles that also offer pick-up and drop-off services for preschool children and students, as specified in Clause 2, Article 46 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, must display signs identifying them as vehicles for transporting preschool children and students on the front and sides above the windows.

Under this proposal, vehicles dedicated to transporting preschool children and students must be painted bright yellow. In contrast, vehicles used for combined commercial transport and student pick-up services only require identification signs.

Additionally, Article 46 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety mandates that all school transport vehicles (regardless of whether they are dedicated school buses or commercial transport vehicles) must be equipped with devices to record images of preschool children and students and with warning systems to prevent leaving children unattended on the bus.

When transporting preschool or primary school students, at least one supervisor must be present on each vehicle to guide, supervise, maintain order, and ensure the children's safety throughout the journey.

For vehicles with 29 seats or more (excluding the driver's seat) that carry 27 or more preschool and primary school students, at least two supervisors must be assigned per vehicle. Supervisors and drivers are responsible for checking all children upon disembarking; no children should remain on the vehicle once supervisors and drivers have exited. Drivers of vehicles transporting preschool children and students must have a minimum of two years of experience driving passenger transport vehicles.

Vehicles transporting preschool children and students are given priority in traffic flow management, with designated parking and stopping areas at schools and along their routes.

Dinh Hieu