Vehicle Inspections Coming

That would take a lot of vehicles off the roads.....

I agree and much needed. There is two yeras at least to prepare.....

There used to be a test facility at the test centre near the Olympic stadium in SD.

So will the bus corridors in Santo Domingo. Latest one is the Churchill corridor. it rids the corridor of beat up public taxis and the plan is to extend that throughout Santo Domingo and into Santiago too.

Has anyone else noticed the significant increase in DIGISETT checks of vehicles and especially for licences, matricula and insurance? There are now very common in the centre of the country and on the outskirts of SD. And they are not looking for propinas but dish out fines for those in breach of the law.

Hopefully there would be a crack down on unsafe vehicles any time they are seen on the road! I could see people “borrowing” doors and windows from other vehicles to pass an annual inspection!

There are some incredible vehicles adaptions plying the roads in the campo to transport all kinds of goods and animals. The art of 'fixing' a vehicle using other vehicle sections is an art  practised by some mechanics.

Surely the key is to get vehicles and especially large goods and people transportation in the main cities and towns and on main highways to a higher standard first? The unions appear to be on board. With the indicated throughput of inspections/test stations they could handle 10k a week nationally so this is a long haul plan. And I guess if like other countries, to renew a marbete you would need a test certificate?

Applying the traffic laws is a mammoth task with a population conditioned to non compliance. Changes are happening. The driving test is another example.

we had  inspections before and  it was a joke,  nothing ever failed inspection.

Hopefully the corrupt part of this will be removed and this will become a real requirement!  Can only help!   In the capital  many of the traffic jams are caused by broken down heaps of junk on the road!

I would say if the goal is to generate extra revenue for the state, then thats fine. But if the goal is to clean up the fleet of cars that are unfit and unsafe, then good luck implementing. They are going to have a really upset population as most cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles are old and decrepit and yet buying a car or parts in DR is just out of reach for most.  I agree they must to the best to improve the sector, but politically it will be a slippery slope.

Think this govt is trying to make the roads safer for everyone. 

If we look at the revenue split on this deal it's not about govt revenue.

You are correct many thousands and thousands of vehicle should not be on the roads.  And this will upset a lot of people. Most carros publico should be off the roads. The transport unions will start screaming!

On a trip today down to Santo Domingo and driving within - or rather passing much time in traffic jambs - I was looking around and for the very large part the blatently unroadworthy vehicle were carros publicos and commercial vehicles both large and small. Many people in SD have new or newish vehicles. Even in the campo where I live, it is the vehicles being used commercially to transport cows, sell wares, deliver water and pick up scrap that are a liability.

Some of the city publico sindicos like for Av Independencia bought new Kias a few years for their drivers that ply that route. The Nunez publicos were scrap and now that that is a bus corridor are gone. From tomorrow the scrap publicos that ply Churchill will be gone with that new bus corridor. The sindicos are on largely board with the bus corridors being that their drivers get work and are shareholders.

And in two years time when the new Metro line to Las Alcarrizos is open, the scrap publicos and guaguas along Duarte will diminish. The ground breaking for the 500m usd extension was this week and the tunnel boring machine in place alongside the new terminal being built at the LA intersection where you can see the deep excavation and the cable car work ongoing.

And an extension of the Metro further east and to SDQ is planned.

This government is actually trying to address the transport and mobility issues but many of the problems are self inflicted and will need education.

I agree the govt is working to fix the massive transportation issues in the capital.  Unfortunately in the time it takes to get the next steps up and running we will have already outgrown them.  It really will be endless or so it seems.

How will the points system on driver's licenses work?

The Intrant has published how many points would be removed for infraction

https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/ … as/1640297

The National Institute of Traffic and Land Transportation is interested in applying in the Dominican Republic a system of points in driver's licenses that seeks to limit the number of infractions that a driver can commit before losing the traffic license.

For this, it has placed in public view a technical regulation on the infractions that reduce points from driver's licenses and the number of points that each infraction would reduce, the proposal is on the Intrant page, and those interested in making some contribution on the regulations have until February 23 of this year to do so.

The system will work as follows: each driver will have an initial credit of 20 points on their driver's license, which they will lose by committing the infractions that subtract points.

In the case of drivers with licenses less than four years old, an initial balance of ten (10) points will be used as a conditional license. If they remain without receiving any type of infraction that subtracts points for a period of two (2) years, the credit will amount to fifteen (15) points.

Drivers who lose all of their credit due to committing point-reducing violations will see their license suspended or ultimately revoked.

How are points added?
https://infogram.com/infracciones-por-p … l8kndyeg6o

In accordance with the regulations, the lost points can be recovered if after two years a driver does not commit any traffic offense that subtracts points, or if he undergoes vehicle training courses, the latter, as long as he is not a repeat offender in the commission of traffic violations.

If implemented a lot of people could lose their licenses quickly based on the proposed point system and qualifying period to get the 20 points allowance. Giving false information on your license is a quick way to get banned.

Again another step to improve the driving standards here and DIGISETT are issuing plenty of tickets from my observations driving around the country.

This looks complicated by local standards.  We have issues implementing the simple! 

I hope this or something like this is implemented!

It's a joke people!  There will be little to no enforcement.  They can't be "bothered".  Seen it many times here.

I have already been pulled over 2 times in the last 2 weeks in different locations in Bavaro.  I just showed all the papers and my Canadian drivers license and was let go.  Previously I had to pay them under threat of being taken to the police station.

I wish they would implement some rules how the motor cycles drive.  They speed past your car on both sides and without any regard to safety.  Does not matter if your standing still or driving.  Crazy.  So far nobody has been killed infront of me but I am sure its only a matter of time.