Vietnam's Lt. Nguyen Manh Phan Tickets Moving Bus (VIDEO)

In this photo made from a video filmed Monday, April 9, 2012, and released by Hanoi Police, Vietnamese traffic police 2nd Lt. Nguyen Manh Phan clings on to the windshield wipers of a moving bus as he goes on a wild ride for nearly a kilometer (0.62 miles) after the rogue driver tried to avoid a ticket in Ba Vi District outside Hanoi, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Hanoi Police)

HANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese traffic cop went on a wild ride in Hanoi, clinging to the windshield wipers of a moving bus for nearly a kilometer (0.6 mile) after the rogue driver tried to avoid a ticket, police said Friday.

Traffic police 2nd Lt. Nguyen Manh Phan ordered the bus driver to pull over the 39-seat passenger coach Monday, said a police officer in Ba Vi District outside Hanoi. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity, citing policy.

The driver allegedly refused to show his paperwork and drove off – but not before Phan leaped onto the front, he added. The officer said the bus reached a top speed of about 50 kilometers per hour (31 mph).

A video shot by one of Phan's fellow police officers shows the officer trying to get his footing and dangling precariously from the moving bus as oncoming traffic whizzes past. Phan can be heard yelling, "Call the police!"

The driver, Phung Hong Phuong, eventually pulled over after being chased by police and residents.

Even with the bus stopped, Phan stood calmly in front of it, still hanging on to the wipers.

Phuong was arrested for allegedly acting against public officials, an offense that carries a maximum three-year prison sentence, the officer said. He previously served nearly four years in prison for a fatal traffic accident, and was released in 2010.

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Comments

[liemnguyen 98]

10:38 PM on 04/19/2012

Something funny with the police in Vietnam:
http://www.tuoitrenews.vn/cmlink/tuoitrenews/fun/da-nang-citizens-tease-police-with-fake-helmets-1.69089

[Quest2011]

05:04 PM on 04/16/2012

Jackie Chan?

[26snr]

02:01 PM on 04/16/2012

lol you gotta do what you gotta do! That my friend is dedication.

[Fran Jaime]

08:37 PM on 04/15/2012

I admire his persistence.

[chris784100]

06:34 PM on 04/15/2012

If this was north korea that driver would already be executed.

[rav1267]

03:16 PM on 04/15/2012

That what I called a dedicated officer.

[ericg10101]

01:19 PM on 04/15/2012

The cop got a free ride without paying a fare. Not fare....

[BuckyJamesDio]

12:45 PM on 04/15/2012

Is it wrong that I imagined him yelling "Two dollars! I want my two dollars!"

[Bigeasy]

12:24 PM on 04/15/2012

When your writing a ticket don't stand in front of the vehicle with the driver behind the wheel thats just common sense.

[littlesavg]

11:46 AM on 04/15/2012

When I was young (about a million years ago) we used to avoid bus fares by riding on the back bumper. In the winter we would just grab the bumper and slide in the snow (even more dangerous). We called it "sckitching", dont know why. But we never had the nerve to hitch a free ride right in front of the drivers face.

[LaoShur]

09:06 AM on 04/15/2012

"Phuong was arrested for allegedly acting against public officials, an offense that carries a maximum three-year prison sentence, the officer said. He previously served nearly four years in prison for a fatal traffic accident, and was released in 2010."

Well, after 4 years prison for a fatal traffic incident, it's easy to see why he's qualified to return as a bus driver in Asia!!

[clarkkentdlyplnt]

08:44 AM on 04/15/2012

Cops and criminals, I guess it doesn't matter where you are in the world, they still do what they do.

[wwchak]

08:33 AM on 04/15/2012

looks like more then flies can hit the windshield.

[peterphx12]

07:23 AM on 04/15/2012

It seems that Vietnam needs to learn how to treat criminals the way they deserve...the cop doesn't even have a firearm for Christ sake!!! The bus driver has already committed a fatal crime with his reckless driving...what's wrong here? Come on act like law enforcer will you!

[clarkkentdlyplnt]

08:40 AM on 04/15/2012

Fatal? I didn't read where anyone was killed. Resisting arrest and and assault on a police officer those would be the charges here.

[TopBrain]

06:57 PM on 04/15/2012

reading comprehension fail.

[Fran Jaime]

08:36 PM on 04/15/2012

He had been previously convicted for a fatal vehicular accident and had been in jail for four years.

[pluggy64]

04:53 AM on 04/15/2012

The bus driver mshould have gotten it to forty then locked them up.