HANOI — Vietnamese authorities will pay residents who snitch on traffic offenders up to 5 million dong ($200 or nearly P11,700) as the Southeast Asian country strives to bring rule-breaking drivers into line on its notoriously chaotic roads.
Since the beginning of the year, authorities have dramatically upped the fines — to an almost unaffordable level for the average driver — for traffic violations, including running a red light and using a mobile phone.
