AMMAN — Director of traffic management, Firas Al-Dweiri,
mentioned that 4,336
reckless and showy driving violations have been recorded
since the beginning of the year, along with 6,255 violations related to
marching in convoys, and more than 95,000 violations of
using mobile phones while driving. He explains that the news laws took these statistics into mind,
and are designed with the safety of Jordanians in mind.
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During his interview with Hala News, in which he discussed
the implementation of the
new traffic law, he also said that 76,675 red light
violations have been recorded since the beginning of the year 2023.
Legal implications
Dweiri also explained that the new traffic law, which began
its enforcement on Tuesday, September 12, has corrected some violations and
increased their fines because they used to cause "
traffic congestion." Some dangerous violations now carry higher fines, and fines
for certain repeat offenses, like running a red light, have been doubled.
Some measures include
suspending driving licenses for two
months, especially in cases where accidents result in fatalities, impounding
vehicles for 24 hours to 30 days, and prohibiting vehicle owners from using
their vehicles.
He said that Article 42 of the amended law allows violators
to object to the correctness and legality of the violation itself, not its
monetary value. Courts are responsible for adjudicating these matters, and
objections are subject to the judge's ruling on their validity. Therefore,
there is no longer an objection to the fines or their reduction.
Human error
Dweiri said that 98.8 percent of
fatal and injury-causing accidents are caused by human error.
He stated that according to a 2022 study on accident
analysis, driver errors leading to traffic accidents were divided as follows:
40 percent failure to take necessary precautions while driving, 25 percent
lane-changing violations, 10 percent right-of-way violations, 9 percent failure
to maintain safe following distances, and 4 percent reckless handling of turns.
He stressed that using a
mobile phone while driving leads to
distracted driving and, consequently, traffic accidents. Using a mobile phone
reduces a driver's appropriate reactions, decreases their attention, and
affects their ability to make sound decisions. Studies have shown that using a
mobile phone is the direct cause of every accident.
Mobile phone usage, driving blind
He said that a driver using a mobile phone at a moderate
speed for just one second will drive blindly for 22 meters, and at speeds of
60-80km/h they will drive blindly for 44 meters.
He clarified that holding a mobile phone in hand while
driving is considered a violation, but using an external speaker for the mobile
phone (hands-free) is not considered a clear violation, and using a car's
built-in speaker under safe conditions is also not considered a violation.
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