The National Directorate of Roads and Transportation (DNVT) sanctioned two ‘rapidito’ bus drivers on Saturday for violating the Traffic Law in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.
One of the incidents occurred in the morning hours of Saturday, when a citizen captured a video of the transport unit of the Carrizal-Centro-La Sosa route that was passing recklessly, during peak traffic hours, on an avenue in Comayagüela . , so he was required by the uniformed officers and an infraction was applied as established in article 99#36 of the traffic law.
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Article 99, “less serious offenses: Although they do not generate risk situations, they represent a severe disrespect for traffic regulations. These leave on L 400”, according to the Traffic Law.
The second incident, which occurred the same day in the city of San Pedro Sula, involved another transport unit that was about to run over a pedestrian after irresponsibly stepping onto a sidewalk, an event that was also recorded by a citizen. . .
After following up on the complaint, DNVT agents arrested the driver who was charged with two infractions listed in article 98#09, 98#12, plus the seizure of the bus, which was sent to the Honduran Institute of Land Transportation (IHTT) .
Article 98, “penalizes drivers for serious infractions that endanger road safety, thus ensuring greater control and safety on the roads,” according to the Traffic Law.
The DNVT has made the telephone number 3399-4600 available to citizens so that they can report the actions of drivers who fail to comply with the Traffic Law and thus proceed to their sanction.
The DNTV has intensified operations after the serious accident of a bus on the Cerro Grande-Kennedy route that was speeding and crossed a red light and left around thirty people injured, 17 referred to the Teaching Hospital and about 14 to the Honduran Security Institute. Social (IHSS), according to these hospital centers.
After the unfortunate incident, more than a hundred buses of the ‘rapidito’ service have been confiscated, of which about 60 remained on the premises of the IHTT in Tegucigalpa on Friday.
Accident deaths
So far in 2024, some 2,100 deaths have been recorded in road events, while 2023 closed with 2,007 deaths, according to the Violence Observatory of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (OV-UNAH).
One of the most worrying aspects is that more than 70% of these fatal accidents are caused by the human factor, whether due to speeding, drunk driving, mobile phone use or lack of attention on the road.