Assembly passes traffic law amendments
The National Assembly on December 26 approved amendments to nine articles in the Traffic Law, including an article which does not require people riding motorcycles under 125cc to have licenses. The amendments were passed with 93 out of 100 votes in favor of it, despite select opposition members prefacing the vote by saying the amendments were potentially dangerous for road users. “We know that traffic accidents mostly occur due to people’s lack of understanding of the traffic laws,” opposition CNRP member Mao Monivan said. “They use public roads but they do not understand the traffic laws so they need training to understand it and to make sure their vehicles are up to standard. “That way they can use roads without any accidents,” he added before voting in favor of the amendments. The amendments passed yesterday were to article 40, about the kinds of licenses needed for certain vehicles, article 48 on the technical characteristics of vehicles, article 75 on vehicle arrests, article 77 on the use of fake documents, article 82 on unintentional murder and article 90 on criminal lawsuits, among others.
