A cop directing traffic (Photo: Cambodge Soir)September 12, 2007
Cambodia's comprehensive new traffic law, signed by King Norodom Sihamoni on Feb. 8, was officially launched here on Tuesday with the attendance of approximately 1,000 people and ambassadors to Cambodia, local media said on Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, also Minister of Council of Ministers, who presided over the event, said that the announcement on the official implementation of the new traffic law was hoped to encourage all Cambodian nationals to change indifferent attitudes to the law, increase understanding about the law and respect it while driving their vehicles, said Cambodian-language newspaper the Rasmei Kampuchea.
The deputy minister said efforts to strengthen the implementation of traffic law, which is an effective means to reduce road accident rates, are also hoped to contribute to the development of social economy to rapidly eradicate the poverty of Cambodian people.
Public Works and Transport Minister Sun Chanthol stated that most traffic accidents in Cambodia, where about four people died and 17 were injured by road accidents each day in 2006, are caused by human error including speeding and drunk driving, which accounted for 94 percent.
Based on the new law, drivers of vehicles over 49cc are obliged to hold licenses with each license having 12 points, according to English-language newspaper the Cambodia Daily.
Points will be deducted for violations with one point being docked for driving without a helmet, while more serious violations like drunk-driving will result in up to six points being deducted. If a driver loses all of his points, he or she loses his license and will not be granted a new one for at least six months.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported that in 2003, Cambodia lost 116 million U.S. dollars, or 3 percent of GDP, as a result of traffic accidents.
Source: Xinhua
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, also Minister of Council of Ministers, who presided over the event, said that the announcement on the official implementation of the new traffic law was hoped to encourage all Cambodian nationals to change indifferent attitudes to the law, increase understanding about the law and respect it while driving their vehicles, said Cambodian-language newspaper the Rasmei Kampuchea.
The deputy minister said efforts to strengthen the implementation of traffic law, which is an effective means to reduce road accident rates, are also hoped to contribute to the development of social economy to rapidly eradicate the poverty of Cambodian people.
Public Works and Transport Minister Sun Chanthol stated that most traffic accidents in Cambodia, where about four people died and 17 were injured by road accidents each day in 2006, are caused by human error including speeding and drunk driving, which accounted for 94 percent.
Based on the new law, drivers of vehicles over 49cc are obliged to hold licenses with each license having 12 points, according to English-language newspaper the Cambodia Daily.
Points will be deducted for violations with one point being docked for driving without a helmet, while more serious violations like drunk-driving will result in up to six points being deducted. If a driver loses all of his points, he or she loses his license and will not be granted a new one for at least six months.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported that in 2003, Cambodia lost 116 million U.S. dollars, or 3 percent of GDP, as a result of traffic accidents.
Source: Xinhua
8 comments:
Why did it take so long just to come out with the traffic laws?
When you have uneducated, peasant and jungle persons run the country, that's what happens.
Hey give them a break on this one! Our people just begin to enjoy modern convenience.
this law is for the powerless and the have-not, in one extreme. by contrast, it is for corruption-hungry traffic policemen and the court, in the other extreme.
More laws = more money to the traffic police's pockets = more accidents. What's the solution, you ask? None, because it's Cambodia.
You know what? All traffic policemen are required to pay 5 dollars each to the their boss. Their boss pay to the higher position. That's why you are charged with no mistake.
It's good to have traffic laws in Cambodia .I feel so proud of it ,hope every Cambodian respect and comply with the law without divided in rich and poor, civilians or authority.Thank to deputy Prime minister Sok An who presided the event.Commuters should seek traffic defenders in case of no mistake charged.
Please don't be so negative everyone. It won't help the situation.
We should be happy to see such law. I know the question is, will the implementation be in good shape? But I believe if you did nothing wrong, the police would do no harm to you.
Law implementation should be started from us.
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