Crowds of people flock to Tran Temple's opening ceremony, motorbike taxis charge 40,000 VND for a 500m trip

On the afternoon of February 23, many tourists and people flocked to Tran Temple, Loc Vuong Ward, Nam Dinh City to perform the ceremony and offer incense before the opening ceremony.

As the evening wore on, the flow of people and vehicles to Tran Temple became more and more crowded. To ensure traffic order and safety, traffic police, traffic inspectors and other forces had to direct traffic from a distance.

The area of ​​National Highway 10, near Tran Temple, was fenced off and traffic was divided from afar.

Tourists and locals visit Tran Temple before the opening ceremony.

Vehicles entering Tran Temple are guided to two parking lots on the right, about 50m - 100m from Tran Temple. However, due to the rain, many people chose motorbike taxi service as their means of transportation.

According to Giao thong Newspaper’s observations, there are about 50 motorbike taxis operating in and out of the Tran Temple area in the parking lots. Notably, these vehicles usually carry 2-3 people on board and do not wear helmets.

Many motorbike taxis operate in the parking area at Tran Temple.

Posing as a tourist in need of transportation, a reporter from Giao Thong Newspaper was quoted a price of 20,000 VND/trip/person by a middle-aged motorbike taxi driver, and 40,000 VND for 2 people on 1 motorbike.

After agreeing on the price, the motorbike taxi driver quickly ran out to get the motorbike and took the reporter from the car parking lot to the Tran Temple gate area.

"I took advantage of the holiday to come here to drive a motorbike taxi to earn extra money. Normally, I work freelance at home. From morning until now, I have only had more than 10 trips, not even half as much as other people," the motorbike taxi driver shared.

When asked if he was afraid of being fined for carrying two people without helmets and exceeding the number of people on the vehicle, the driver calmly replied: "Who would call him back during this holiday, and no one would check."

After collecting 40,000 VND for a distance of about 500m, the driver turned the car around and drove to the parking lot to continue picking up passengers.

There are many motorbike taxi drivers carrying 2 to 3 people but not wearing helmets.

Mr. Van (from Hanoi ) said that he and his family drove from Hanoi to park at the parking lot arranged by the Tran Temple Festival Organizing Committee right next to Highway 10. However, to move from the parking lot to Tran Temple, which is nearly 1km away, he had to call a motorbike taxi.

"Because it was raining, my family decided to call a motorbike taxi. My family has more than 5 members, so taking 2 motorbikes cost 100,000 VND," said Mr. Van.

Traffic control force.

The Tran Temple Seal Opening Festival in the year of the Dragon in 2024 falls on the weekend, so it is expected that there will be a lot of people and vehicles flocking to the festival area.

To ensure that people can safely and conveniently participate in the Tran Temple opening ceremony, Nam Dinh Provincial Police have proactively developed a traffic diversion plan to ensure traffic order and safety from February 23 to February 24, 2024 (ie January 14 and 15, the year of the Dragon).

Accordingly, during the festival, when traffic on National Highway 10 passing through Tran Temple area becomes complicated, the Provincial Police will organize traffic diversion.

Specifically, vehicles not going to the festival from Phu Ly City to Thai Binh follow National Highway 21 - Loc Hoa overpass - National Highway 10 - Loc An overpass - Le Duc Tho Street - National Highway 21B - National Highway 10 (in My Tan commune, My Loc district).

Vehicles not going to the festival from Ninh Binh to Thai Binh move in the direction of National Highway 10 - the road leading to Loc An overpass - Le Duc Tho Street - National Highway 21B - National Highway 10 (in My Tan commune, My Loc district).

Vehicles not going to the festival from Thai Binh to Hanoi move in the direction of Tan De bridge - National Highway 10, turn left onto National Highway 21B (My Tan commune, My Loc district) Le Duc Tho street - National Highway 10 - Loc Hoa overpass - turn right onto National Highway 21, go straight to Phu Ly, do not enter National Highway 21B.

Vehicles not going to the festival from Thai Binh to Ninh Binh move in the direction of Tan De bridge - Highway 10, turn left onto Highway 21B - Le Duc Tho street - Highway 10 - Loc An overpass - turn right to Ninh Binh.

When there are complicated traffic situations, the Provincial Police request people and vehicles participating in traffic on the routes to strictly comply with and support traffic flow according to the instructions of the traffic police force.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/dong-nguoi-do-ve-le-khai-an-den-tran-xe-om-thu-40-nghin-quang-duong-500m-192240223205331988.htm