{"id":242680,"date":"2025-10-13T02:52:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=242680"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:35:10","slug":"motorcyclists-violating-all-the-traffic-laws-is-the-new-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/10\/13\/motorcyclists-violating-all-the-traffic-laws-is-the-new-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclists violating all the traffic laws is the new normal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Last week, journalist Ines Aizpun recalled how the motorcyclist violations got started decades ago when writing her opinion column for the Diario Libre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She explained that decades ago, police looked the other way and allowed a family to board a motorbike. She wrote: Two adults, two kids, and a birthday cake balanced on a motorbike\u2014it was once a scene that could even draw a smile. Yes, it was unsafe and illegal, but who could say no to a birthday celebration? Those were different times. Those were different riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back then, running a red light was unthinkable. Later, doing it in front of a traffic officer was unimaginable. But gradually, what was once shocking became routine. Not normal, just common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She highlighted: Today, the violations come in packs: riding against traffic, overtaking on the right, speeding down sidewalks, reckless stunts, knocking off side mirrors \u2014 and the list keeps growing. One by one, these offenses have crept into everyday life, gaining quiet acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But being accepted doesn\u2019t make them acceptable,\u201d in her commentary in Diario Libre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listin Diario on Monday, 13 October 2025 also tackles the subject and remarks how every day more than two million motorcyclists blatantly violate the laws:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Violating red lights, driving against traffic, riding on the sidewalk, squeezing through tight spaces, scratching vehicles, going over overpasses, and entering tunnels \u2014 these seem to be everyday behaviors for many motorcyclists in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To curb this, various programs have been launched in the Dominican Republic, but after a few months, they are often forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more in Spanish:
Listin Diario <\/a>
Diario Libre <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 October 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, journalist Ines Aizpun recalled how the motorcyclist violations got started decades ago when writing her opinion column for the Diario Libre. She explained that decades ago, police looked the other way and allowed a family to board a motorbike. She wrote: Two adults, two kids, and a birthday cake balanced on a motorbike\u2014it … <\/p>\n

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