DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

As the traffic light turns red across the capital’s major arteries, a familiar and dangerous dance begins. While cars and trucks grind to a halt, pedestrians remain frozen on the sidewalk, hesitant to cross. Their caution is well-founded: for the thousands of motorcyclists weaving through the lanes, the red light is treated not as a command, but as an optional suggestion, Ambar Frias writes in an opinion piece in Hoy. She describes what those who commute in Santo Domingo every day have to deal with.

Writing for Hoy, Frias complains that the growing sense of anarchy on the streets of Greater Santo Domingo has reached a tipping point. On high-traffic avenues such as Máximo Gómez, 27 de Febrero, and John F. Kennedy, motorcyclists are routinely observed speeding through intersections against the light, defying both the law and increasing the threat of fatal accidents.

She wrote her opinion...