. Re: New Traffic laws?

19 April 2012, 6:00

Apparently, these laws have already been gaxetted in Parliament, so are already on the statute books. Have copied an e-mail that I recieved yesterday. Kindly take note that there have been amendments in TRAFFIC Rules, which have been passed by the Parliament and Gazetted meaning they are effective. Staff members are to be guided by the Amendment of sectionF\ 12 of Cap 403 inrelation to registration plates In brief, the amendments are regarding: Number plates- When you sell your vehicle, you should surrender the number plates to the registrar of motorvehicles and when you fail to renew the insurance, remember to surrender the number plates to the registrar otherwise you risk being arrested and fined Overlapping- Driving on pavement or through a petrol station to avoid traffic- You risk a fine of Ksh 30,000 or 3 months imprisonment or BOTH Over speeding when you over speed- You risk a fine of Ksh 10,000 or 3 months imprisonment or Both PSV operators- Should adhere to the uniforms and Michuki rules Motor Cycle operators- ONE PASSENGER only and the passenger and driver must be in reflective vests and helmets- otherwise you risk a fine of ksh 10,000 and in default 12 months imprisonment Kindly see the attached amendments with all the details. 1. Life imprisonment for persons convicted of causing death by dangerous driving giving it the same status as murder 2. Road blocks are to be gazette prior to being mounted by the police 3. Driving licenses of speed limit violators shall be suspended for not less than 3 years if the person has exceeded speed limit by more than 10 kph and if offence is repeated 3 or more times. 4. Mandatory eye test every 3 years for licensed drivers. And if you fail the test then license is withdrawn. 5. All law enforcement officers are now effectively mandated to deal with traffic issues with the abolition of the Traffic Department under the Kenya Police Service Act. BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAW! Drakesdrum; You don't remember matatu crews wearing uniform? They did throughout 2004, at least, when Michuki was Minister for Transport - and very neat and tidy they looked too!