Regulations for the Road Traffic Act 2018, tabled in Parliament by Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, on February 1 this year, are expected to come into effect “very soon”.

“These Regulations will seek to completely revise the mode of conduct on Jamaican roads and will hold road users more accountable for their actions. I am warning everyone that these Regulations will be enforced in full. If you break the law, you will be prosecuted,” the Minister said.

He was speaking at the second Taxi Driver Defensive Driving Seminar, held on April 20 at the offices of Grennell’s Driving School, in Portmore Town Centre, St. Catherine.

The Regulations make provisions to better apply the principles and purposes of the new Road Traffic Act, which was passed in the House of Representatives in 2018.

Citing the 133 deaths from road traffic accidents since April 19 this year, Minister Shaw said the Government is putting the necessary mechanisms in place to increase safety on the nation’s roadways.

“It is evident now more than ever that we need to have strict governance of the roads… . Blatant disregard for the law will not be tolerated,” he emphasised.

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