Ley De Tránsito
Reforms Go To
Commission
The fate of the
reforms to the
Ley de Tránsito
(Traffic Law)
will now be up
to a commission
made up of nine
legislators,
which are
expected to
report in the
coming two
months of
changes to be
made to the bill
that was drafted
by former
legislators and
left behind for
the current
session.
At the head of
the list of the
analysis are
changes to the
drunk driving
provisions, the
high fines and
the points
system.
It is hoped that
following the
revision by the
legislators, the
bill will be
passed into law.
On Monday 43
legislators
voted in favour
of forming a
commission. The
head of the
Partido
Liberación
Nacional (PLN) -
ruling party -
Viviana Martín
said that the
bill needs a
complete review
before
legislators can
vote on it.
Martín was the
vice-ministra de
Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT)
during the
drafting the Ley
de Tránsito that
was approved by
the previous
legislature on
December 2008
and went into
force on March
1, 2010.
Juan Carlos
Mendoza, head of
the Partido
Acción Cuidadana
(PAC), said "we
need a more
coherent law".
Walter Céspedes
of the Partido
Unidad Social
Cristiana (PUSC)
also supported
the motion for
the creation of
the commission.
The commision is
to be made up of
the three
legislators of
the PLN, two of
the PAC, two of
the Movimiento
Libertario (ML),
one from the
PUSC and one
from the PASE.
The reforms
proposes to
reduce the
current fines by
as much as two
thirds of the
current,
eliminate
completely
the point system
and drop the
blood alcohol
limit from the
current 0.75 to
0.50. |
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