Police launch fine of pedestrians who breach traffic rules

2023-07-23 17:53:22Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Police launch fine of pedestrians who breach traffic rules
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Many are cases where citizens fall short by violating road traffic rules and becoming a serious potential for road accidents. Citizens risk not only themselves, but also drivers of vehicles by crossing between the Tirana-Durres highway.

But such a situation will no longer be tolerated and after 7 years of the entry into force of the legal provisions, the Road Police has started applying fines even for pedestrians who violate road traffic rules. In Article 188 of the Road Code, the pedestrian who violates the road traffic rules is fined from 500 to 2 thousand ALL.

"For pedestrians who cross the carriageway and not at designated places, they are punished as drivers of vehicles that do not give priority to the pedestrian at the pedestrian crossings designated for pedestrians," said Gerhard Baka, traffic specialist at the Road Police.

Despite the fact that the fines are foreseen up to 2 thousand LEkë, the police have chosen to apply fines up to 1,<> LEK initially, this is also an awareness-based measure.

"1,<> new administration measures for the infantry. Until the administrative measure is liquidating, we keep the ID card and the moment the infantry officer presents the mandate, his ID is returned," baka said.

According to INSTAT, pedestrians are second to the main cause of road accidents. In 16% of cases accidents occur due to violations of road traffic rules by pedestrians. /TvKlan


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