Over $200M in fines collected for speeding

…21 drivers’ licences suspended, 47,600 tickets issued – Traffic Chief

Traffic Chief Assistant Commissioner Mahendra Singh has disclosed that for the year so far, approximately 47,600 tickets for varying traffic offences have been issued.

Of that, some 15,000 were automatically generated through the Safe Road Intelligence System, which was operationalised in April.
There are currently 26 locations across the country where the speed cameras are active.
Speeding continues to be a major offence, with some road users clocking levels as high as 180 kilometres per hour (km/h), the Traffic Chief disclosed last week during the Christmas Policing Plan launch.
“I think the only thing left for some of them is to pull the gearshift and raise the vehicle going upward,” Singh remarked.
Nevertheless, in an invited comment, the Traffic Chief revealed that about 53 per cent of tickets issued through the e-ticketing system have been paid. The others, he explained, are either in the process of being paid or are being contested in the courts.
Approximately 32,768 cases were made for speeding, resulting in the Guyana Police Force (GPF) earning over $200 million in revenue.
Some 1428 driving under the influence of alcohol cases were recorded, while 21 driver licences were suspended.
The total number of traffic cases made for the year so far is 120,254. Moreover, according to the Traffic Chief, 22,027 summonses have been issued and 717 warrants were executed, resulting in some $5.3 million in revenue generated.
As the Police Force continues its efforts to clamp down on traffic offences, the Traffic Chief issued a stern warning to motorists who are bent on breaking the laws.
“Do not leave any motor vehicles in a dangerous position. Don’t come to central Georgetown or go to any shopping area and take the opportunity to leave your motor vehicle in a dangerous position and/or park it in such a way it results in a motor vehicle causing obstruction. Don’t do that; the demerit point system is coming. There will be no discretion to be exercise and don’t think for one moment that the vehicles belong to a state or government agency, you’re exempted. The agency or entity is exempted. You’re an employee, you’re a driver, you can and will be ticketed or charged. Don’t do it,” he stated.
The Home Affairs Ministry has been working with the Attorney General Chambers to develop stronger penalties for dangerous driving.
In addition to increasing the penalties, the updated measures are also intended to make it easier for law enforcement bodies to enforce.