President Luis Abinader announced during his weekly press conference on Monday, 19 May 2025 that a major road security pact will be soon announced as a major step towards the reduction of traffic accidents and reduction of traffic jams. Abinader said the initiative seeks to unify efforts among the government, private sector, and civil society to tackle the nation’s pressing challenges in traffic management and road safety.
“The pact is quite advanced; some arrangements are being made to launch it in the coming weeks. I believe it should be launched in June,” President Abinader stated. He emphasized that the pact will be supported by extensive studies designed to improve both road safety and traffic flow, noting that “the two things go hand in hand.”
A first “National Pact for Road Safety” was initially unveiled by the government in November 2024, following the issuance of Decree 656-24. This decree declared road safety to be of high national interest and set in motion the development of the “National Road Safety Plan 2025-2030.”
At its initial announcement, the agreement saw the signing of representatives from various key organizations. Among those who subscribed to the pact were Milton Morrison (Intrant), Julio Brache (the Dominican Republic Association of Industries, AIRD), David Llibre (the National Hotel & Tourism Association, Asonahores), Miguel Jiménez (a civic movement for road safety, Movido RD), Antonio Marte (a major public transport corporation, Conatra), and Ángel Ovelio Ogando (the trucking organization, Fenatrado).
Meanwhile, Listin Diario shares findings that National Transport and Transit Institute (Intrant) statistics indicate that only 10,827 motorcyclists have legal driver’s licenses. The motorcycle is the most used mode of transportation with 3,587,028 units of the 6,194,052 million vehicles in circulation as of 31 December 2024, according to the Tax Agency (DGII). Motorcyclists are involved in 70% of traffic accidents, and motorcyclists are said to be responsible for 85% of fatal road accidents.
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