If traffic law violators or bike racers do not stop at command, police will throw fishing nets onto the rear wheel of their vehicles and the net clings to the wheels, forcing the vehicles to stop. This method is used by police of Thanh Hoa city.


Implementing Thanh Hoa authorities’ instruction on strengthening traffic safety and order, Thanh Hoa police has launched a campaign to deal with bike racers and those who drive dangerously on the street. Traffic polices and 150 night-watchmen are divided into 20 groups to block hot spots. They are equipped with fishing nets to catch traffic rule violators.

This special measure has been approved by the local police department and is applied only to drivers who illegally race, drive at excessive speeds, or zigzag on streets only, not to those who commit normal traffic violations.

Fishing nets are used only once racers or others driving dangerously do not stop their vehicles, after they have been signaled to do so by traffic police officers. The nets are rolled and tied with a heavy item, often a piece of brick or rock.

According to Thanh Hoa’s police, this method of seizure has neither caused any injuries to the drivers seized nor led to any incidents involving others on the streets.

Lieutenant colonel My Duy Xuan, chief of Thanh Hoa Traffic Police Department, said that police officers have used fishing nets to seize 21 drivers who ran at very high speed.


Xuan confirmed that after nearly one month applying this tactic, they have not received any complaint. He added that perhaps this is the most effective method to catch traffic rule violators.

However, some local people said that this measure is dangerous.

Thanh Hoa police has reported to the Ministry of Public Security the new method but the Ministry has not replied yet.




Can't see this being adopted on Mad Sunday, but hey, who know's with todays legislation ?????

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