The Traffic Agency (Digesett) says its agents wrote out 1,522,201 fines, more than double those issued in the pandemic year 2020 that were 614,808. In 2019, the number of fines issued were 1,003,852.
The most common fines were violations of red lights (160,381) and transiting without updated insurance or license permits (116,138). In the case of motorcyclists, 395,468 fines were issued to those not wearing their protective helmets.
Diario Libre says that driving without a seat belt (100,229), speeding (92,496), using mobile while driving (51,606), obstructing traffic (45,511) and parking in prohibited places (42,059) were other frequent reasons for issuing fines.
Most of the fines are for RD$1,000 that can be paid at Banco de Reservas branches.
Diario Libre reports that Attorney General received RD$353,409,486 for 720,193 fines that were paid in 2021.
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Diario Libre
5 April 2022