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| Tuesday, 10 June 2003 |
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Amendments are to be introduced to the Motor Traffic Act with a view to curb the rising number of road accidents. Commissioner of Motor Traffic Gamini Senerath told the Daily News that the proposed amendments have now been submitted to the Law Commission for approval. "The amendments drafted by a special committee includes new strict laws on issuing driving licences and various other provisions aimed at effecting discipline on road," he said. A spokesman for the Transport Ministry said that the traffic laws of the country have not been amended for a long time which was the main reason for the gross violation of traffic laws today. "The Motor Traffic Act was last amended in 1990 and it has been felt that the existing laws are insufficient to solve the traffic problems that we face today. That is why the Government decided to introduce amendments to the current laws," he said. "Today the majority of drivers who violate traffic laws do not pay fines and around 50 per cent of them are either licence-less or under the influence of alcohol. In Sri Lanka obtaining a driving licence is extremely easy when compared to countries like Singapore where candidates have to get through tough tests and licences are cancelled after a road accident," the spokesman added. |
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