AMET Getting Tough

Frank the Tank · Jun 22, 2012

According to AMET Director Jose Sanz, those who run red lights are "terrorists". Expect an uptick in enforcement. Maybe some order can be returned to the roads.

http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/6/22/44133/Truckers-bat-threat-riles-chief-traffic-cop-hundreds-of-autos-seized

waytogo · Jun 22, 2012

Frank the Tank said:
According to AMET Director Jose Sanz, those who run red lights are "terrorists". Expect an uptick in enforcement. Maybe some order can be returned to the roads.

http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/6/22/44133/Truckers-bat-threat-riles-chief-traffic-cop-hundreds-of-autos-seized

I guess if you really look at it..............They are terrorists.......lol
6 years here and I still refuse to own a car, a tank yes, a car no...........

B in Santiago

mido · Jun 22, 2012

I sure hope AMET continuous their new course of action. It was no fun at all to drive in Santo Domingo lately.

wuarhat · Jun 22, 2012

Frank the Tank said:
According to AMET Director Jose Sanz, those who run red lights are "terrorists". Expect an uptick in enforcement. Maybe some order can be returned to the roads.

http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/6/22/44133/Truckers-bat-threat-riles-chief-traffic-cop-hundreds-of-autos-seized

His loyal troops have taken it to heart. I got one for entering the intersection with 10 seconds on the green and leaving it before the yellow.

AndyGriffith · Jun 22, 2012

wuarhat said:
His loyal troops have taken it to heart. I got one for entering the intersection with 10 seconds on the green and leaving it before the yellow.

I am not sure what is more dangerous: Stopping at an intersection with 10 seconds left on the clock in SD or risking a multa on the other side of the intersection.

Can you imagine the thousands of cars honking like crazy at you sitting at the intersection with 10 seconds left?

I would even go so far as to say that your life could be in danger as one of these maniacs that needs to get there now goes haywire.

LOL.

Castellamonte · Jun 22, 2012

I was stopped by AMET in Cabarete yesterday for talking on my phone. But I was talking on the speaker phone! The AMET guy did not seem to care "no talking on a phone in the car" he kept saying as he scribbled out a ticket. In the US I would force it all to go to court...the person on the other end of the phone could easily testify I was on speaker...but this is the DR. Another case of "there goes a gringo in an expensive car so let's get some money" from AMET. Sigh.

pollogringo · Jun 22, 2012

I remember watching one of those cheaply produced political discussion programs so popular in RD about fifteen years ago and dangerous driving was the topic. I'll never forget what one panelist said: "El hombre dominicano aun no se ha evolucionado para entender el concepto del sem?foro". Deep.

SKY · Jun 22, 2012

They need to get tough on these assholes on Motor Bikes that never obey any traffic laws. When that happens the roads will be a lot safer.

gringobachata7 · Jun 22, 2012

If only the boneheads would give tickets and enforce traffic laws to raise money instead of setting up new immigration laws that drive off tourists and visitors to their island.

Castellamonte · Jun 22, 2012

SKY said:
They need to get tough on these assholes on Motor Bikes that never obey any traffic laws. When that happens the roads will be a lot safer.

Unfortunately, they do obey many of the laws as (I am led to understand) that motorbikes are subject to the same laws as bicycles. Apparently...

tee · Jun 22, 2012

Let them get tough. Considering what the traffic fines are in other countries then here you get away very lightly. Simple, you break the law, you should pay. You run a red light then you are putting my life and millions of others at risk. Seatbelts are there for a reason, they are a life saver, you use them in your own country because the law tells you you must, the same goes for here. If only the Amet started worknig at night to bust all those a--holes both on motorbikes and cars that don't have lights then we would really be getting somewhere.

frank recktenwald · Jun 22, 2012

They'll really be getting tough starting November.

mido · Jun 22, 2012

frank recktenwald said:
They'll really be getting tough starting November.

Why only in November?

frank recktenwald · Jun 22, 2012

mido said:
Why only in November?

I said starting November, Christmas coming up.

mido · Jun 22, 2012

frank recktenwald said:
I said starting November, Christmas coming up.

OK, got you. But they don't seem to take many bribes at the moment, they are really writing tickets and take your vehicle.

mike l · Jun 22, 2012

I read that only 1 % of these tickets get paid to Amet.

If they don't sieze the vehicle where is the checks and balances to enforce that these tickets get paid

SantiagoDR · Jun 22, 2012

SKY said:
They need to get tough on these assholes on Motor Bikes that never obey any traffic laws. When that happens the roads will be a lot safer.

Almost hit 2 on a bike on the way home today.

I made a right at the intersection and the bike was going the wrong way in the right lane I was turning onto.
(Cars and bikes do that quite often here, they save a few feet of driving distance)
The street I was turning onto was 2 lanes in each direction.

They got pi$$ed at me for almost hitting them, about a foot in front of my car.

Of course they got pi$$ed at me, they are NEVER wrong here.

bigwhiskey · Jun 23, 2012

It's a@@holes like that all over

SantiagoDR said:
Almost hit 2 on a bike on the way home today.

I made a right at the intersection and the bike was going the wrong way in the right lane I was turning onto.
(Cars and bikes do that quite often here, they save a few feet of driving distance)
The street I was turning onto was 2 lanes in each direction.

They got pi$$ed at me for almost hitting them, about a foot in front of my car.

Of course they got pi$$ed at me, they are NEVER wrong here.

Eddy · Jun 23, 2012

SantiagoDR said:
Almost hit 2 on a bike on the way home today.

Better luck next time.

wuarhat · Jun 23, 2012

AndyGriffith said:
I am not sure what is more dangerous: Stopping at an intersection with 10 seconds left on the clock in SD or risking a multa on the other side of the intersection.

Can you imagine the thousands of cars honking like crazy at you sitting at the intersection with 10 seconds left?

I would even go so far as to say that your life could be in danger as one of these maniacs that needs to get there now goes haywire.

LOL.

That's what I was thinking. It's bad enough stopping at a red light here.

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