24,000 Motorists Flashed Since January

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.