24,000 Motorists Flashed Since January

il y a 11 années, 2 mois - 13 Septembre 2013, Le Matinal
24,000 Motorists Flashed Since January
Official figures on offenses Road January to September 5 shows the carelessness of many motorists on our roads. This, despite the introduction of the penalty points and the operationalization of twenty 'Speed ??Cameras' across the country.

Thus, the top of the ' charts ' driving offenses , figure speeding motorists flashed with 24,000 since the beginning of the year. This should bring a whopping Rs 48 million to the state. In addition, two drivers who exceeded the limit of penalty points will soon be allowed their license suspended for a period of six months under the Road Traffic Act . They were punished repeatedly for speeding .
Statistics compiled by the Traffic Branch also show that the elderly are the most vulnerable on our roads. To date , 28 pedestrians aged over 60 were killed in collisions. Not later than Thursday , an octogenarian was fatally mowed by a motorcyclist at Rose Hill.
11,500 motorists fined since May
Since the introduction of the system of penalty points in May, 11,500 motorists were allocated the 'Penalty Points' . Besides speeding, the other most common offenses are not wearing seat belts with 6,000 offenders since the beginning of the year , the use of mobile phones while driving with 5000 offenders and non- - use of helmets by motorcyclists with 1700 offenders.
According to Statistics Mauritius , the number of accidents increased by 5.5% for the period January to June 2013 compared to the same period last year . "Among thesis accidents , 67 fatal Were registered against 64 falling on the Corresponding period of 2012 . During the same period, the number of casualties Decreased by 2.0 % to 1,756 to 1,792 Compared Recorded in the Corresponding period of 2012 . Among the casualties , around 41% Were riders of auto / motorcycles, 23% passengers , 16% pedestrians , 15% and 5 % drivers pedal cyclists . "
The authorities rely on the awareness and operations ' crackdown ' to try to improve the behavior of motorists . Two teams of police were at Grand Bay and Flic -en- Flac last Saturday to conduct Alcotest .
During the month of August, police had set up a punch operation across the island to crack down against the seat passengers in the back seat not wearing a seat belt . From January to August 15 , 103 tickets have been drawn for this offense . Any offender is liable to a fine not exceeding Rs 10,000 . According to studies conducted by experts, the risk of dying in a collision is present at 20 km / h when you are not wearing the belt.