Road Safety: The Prosecution is Finalizing the Introduction of Penalty Points

The introduction of penalty points reaches the final stage. So says the adviser on road safety in the office of Prime Minister Ben Buntipilly. The occasion was the launch of the new unit of the Road Safety Unit, Division of Motor Cycle, Friday, December 23, the central fire station.

According to the former police inspector, consultations at the Prime Minister's Office have been completed. "We did what we could. It is now up to the prosecution to refine the new regulations for the entry into force of penalty points.We want to take our time to do it. This, so that it is being used in the best possible conditions, "said Ben Buntipilly.

Recall that the possible introduction of penalty points had caused, most recently, the vehement protests of taxi drivers and buses. What had prompted Chotoye Yusuf, chairman of the Joint Trade Union Front of Transportation, said that the authorities should initiate discussions with these drivers before going ahead with this system of penalties for those convicted of traffic offenses the road.

Chotoye for Yusuf, bus drivers and taxis are the most vulnerable to violations. "We are those who drive as a bus driver can, for example, make eight to ten trips each day," went on the union.

He explained that with the entry into force of penalty points, these drivers may be quickly withdraw their license."This is our livelihood we can not sit idly by," he stated.