Police To Fine Motorbike Drivers Without Mirrors
By Kuch Naren
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
Police in Phnom Penh will begin handing down fines today to anyone driving a motorbike without two rearview mirrors, police said Monday.
Municipal police chief Touch Naruth said drivers will be fined $0.75 if they have no mirrors, and $0.50 if their mirrors are deemed too small or improperly positioned.
"Anyone who is fined will be given an invoice to make sure that they will not be fined several times in one day," Touch Naruth said by telephone. "We strongly believe that the order to install mirrors on both sides of motorbikes will reduce accidents."
The municipality ordered Oct 19 that all of the city's estimated 500,000 bikes must be equipped with the mirrors. Municipal Governor Kep Chuktema stated last month that drivers would start being fined in early December.
Touch Naruth said it is likely that 40 percent of the money from each fine will go to the police who apprehended the driver, while 60 percent will go to the national budget.
But Deputy Municipal Governor Pa Socheatvong said police should only start to warn drivers without mirrors today, and that it is still too early to start fining them.
"We need to give more time for residents to install the mirrors," he said. "We also strongly ask vendors not to sell the mirrors at a much greater price."
Municipal police chief Touch Naruth said drivers will be fined $0.75 if they have no mirrors, and $0.50 if their mirrors are deemed too small or improperly positioned.
"Anyone who is fined will be given an invoice to make sure that they will not be fined several times in one day," Touch Naruth said by telephone. "We strongly believe that the order to install mirrors on both sides of motorbikes will reduce accidents."
The municipality ordered Oct 19 that all of the city's estimated 500,000 bikes must be equipped with the mirrors. Municipal Governor Kep Chuktema stated last month that drivers would start being fined in early December.
Touch Naruth said it is likely that 40 percent of the money from each fine will go to the police who apprehended the driver, while 60 percent will go to the national budget.
But Deputy Municipal Governor Pa Socheatvong said police should only start to warn drivers without mirrors today, and that it is still too early to start fining them.
"We need to give more time for residents to install the mirrors," he said. "We also strongly ask vendors not to sell the mirrors at a much greater price."
2 comments:
The first fine, I agree with, but the second fine is too subjective, because it gives police excuses to stop whomever they deemed fit.
The government can't pay their salary.. that's why they've come up with this... let the people pay for it.
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