AMMAN — Former Traffic Institute Director, Ahmad Al-Warawra,
explained the main amendments to the traffic law. He said that the traffic law
is not only about penalties, but a comprehensive law that includes
drivers and vehicles, media sources reported.
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The old law was issued 15 years ago, he said, and with the
increase in the
number of vehicles in Jordan, it has become necessary to amend
the law's articles. He mentioned that new violations emerged in the law,
including violations of entering bus lanes, as well as dealing with staged
accidents.
He also said that 'With the development of
electric and hybrid vehicles, it has become necessary to make amendments to the law to
conduct technical inspections for those vehicles.'
Regarding the tougher penalties, he confirmed that they were
not arbitrary but came after recording more accidents and an
increase in fatalities in Jordan in previous years and the current year.
Increased penalties
He added that the new law has intensified penalties for
serious violations such as speeding and exceeding the speed limit, which were
reinforced with imprisonment in addition to fines of up to 100 dinars.
Any accidents resulting in the death of a person or a
permanent disability, shall be punished with imprisonment from one to three
years or a fine ranging from JD1000 to JD5000, or both penalties. The court
shall suspend the driver's license for a period not less than six months and
not exceeding two years.
He clarified that convoy vehicles in weddings are not fined
if they drive on the right side of the road and do not disturb citizens by
using the horn.
The penalty for using a mobile phone has been modified to be
50 dinars instead of 15 dinars, and the driver is fined as soon as they hold
the
mobile phone or use regular wired earphones.
He also confirmed that the
law granted traffic police the
authority to conduct alcohol and drug tests to reduce accidents caused by
substance abuse, as well as increased fines for accidents caused by narcotics
or alcohol.
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