How Automated Fines Will Work by Restricting and Using Exclusive Routes

Paula Flores head of the Department of Transport, details the beginning of the automated control by vehicle restriction cameras and respect for bus lanes in various capitals as of Tuesday, July 3rd.

Since that day, the 459 cameras installed in 80 kilometers of separate lanes for public transit will begin to fine drivers who violate one of the two above mentioned provisions

These cameras are installed on the tracks of the Américo Vespucio Oriente solo bus, Francisco Bilbao Avenue, Pajaritos Avenue, San Pablo Avenue and Vicuña Mackenna Corridor.

"Next week we will start by launching these five new proprietary tracks and also use the entire network of cameras we have installed which are 80 kilo meters of cameras in the metropolitan area, to monitor the vehicular restriction ", Flores told Cooperativa .

He explained that "what will happen is that you will arrive at the address indicated in the registration of motor vehicles, an offense whose photos will be accompanied by". evidence as to whether they were broadcast by an exclusive route or whether they were circulating on the day the vehicle had a restriction. "

As explained by the person responsible for taxation, the fines will be 47 thousand pesos for transit by an exclusive route and by restriction will reach up to 70 thousand pesos.

Flores also called on motorists to inform them of the location of these devices and recalled that in the case of driving by an exclusive bus route when It is captured by two consecutive cameras, it is considered an offense.

More than One Million Trips For a Long Weekend

Authority Has also refers to the audits that will take place in the terminals of the country because of the long weekend, where they plan to carry out some 3,500 checks on intercity coaches. [19659002] "The terminals are ready, one million people are expected to leave the terminals all weekend, a plan of 3,500 checks for intercity and rural buses has been prepared, where we check that they meet all the conditions technical and safety " said Flores.

"We control all the terminals in the country and also at the exit of the main cities because we also want pbadengers to use their seatbelt which is also one of our main centers. interest, "he added

Transportes during the feast of San Pedro and San Pablo last year in 957 traffic accidents mainly caused by recklessness pedestrians.