New Traffic Laws in Force From 1 May 2020

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New Traffic Laws in Force From 1 May 2020

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April 29, 2020
4,000 officers to be deployed to ensure adherence to new traffic law
About 4,000 police officers are due to be deployed across the country on Friday to ensure the new amendments of the traffic law is obeyed, with violators ordered to pay hefty fines.

National Police chief General Neth Savoeun said in a letter yesterday the traffic police officers throughout the country will enforce the road traffic law along with the sub-decree on hefty fines for violators from May 1 to increase the effectiveness in preventing and reducing traffic accidents.

“The traffic police officers across the country will implement the new law and sub-decree responsibly, transparently and equally without exception,” Gen Savoeun said.

He said all road users should abide by the traffic law to protect their lives, properties and others’.

Gen Savoeun also sent a letter on Monday to Interior Minister Sar Kheng, who is head of the National Road Safety Committee, saying to ensure the effectiveness of the road traffic law enforcement, 3,919 police officers, including 3,507 traffic police officers are ready to man 568 checkpoints, while 364 vehicles will be used in the operations.

He said locations to store impounded vehicles have already been chosen.

On March 17, the government issued a new sub-decree by adjusting the Traffic Law on punishments and fines for traffic violators in a move to help minimise traffic accidents.

The amendments included some articles which increase the severity of punishments with fines raised from three to five times their current amounts.

The new sub-decree stipulates fines be increased from about $15 to about $1,000 for traffic law violators, including motorcyclists without safety helmets, disobeying traffic lights, using mobile phones while driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Major General Chev Hak, Phnom Penh Municipal deputy police chief, said in a press conference yesterday the law enforcement will be made both day and night.

He said traffic violators will not be ordered to pay fines at the checkpoints, but they have to pay it at the municipal, provincial and district police stations where their vehicles will be impounded for three days.

“The sub-decree states for any violator who can not afford to pay a fine within three days, their vehicles will be kept there. Officers will continue to impound their vehicles up to 30 days,” Maj Gen Hak said, adding after 60 days, officers will send the case to court for further action.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50718095/4 ... affic-law/

To give some perspective:
Traffic Law Crackdown Starts Tuesday 15 March (Tomorrow) - 2016
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will be interesting to se e the reaction

i dont believe it will last tbh

i can afford $15 not sure how many driving motos can
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I'm curious about these 4,000 officers. What are all these police officers doing all the other days if their not already out and about doing the police work they are supposed to. I highly doubt they hired another 4,000 officers in the previous weeks.

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tomorrow is worker's day

maybe they think thats the only day they work, lol
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Great news. Impound the red light jumpers especially the PassApp drivers carrying passengers. It's a pet hate of mine. Every day on the way to work, I see at least 6 red light jumpers and cops sitting there doing nothing. Also if you run from the police there should be automatic impounding of the vehicle for a month for the first offence. Khmers will never learn until they are hit hard in the pocket or lose their wheels.
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rexwell wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:37 am Great news. Impound the red light jumpers especially the PassApp drivers carrying passengers. It's a pet hate of mine. Every day on the way to work, I see at least 6 red light jumpers and cops sitting there doing nothing.
Didn't happen, all tuk-tuk drivers had to pass a driving test as imposed by the MPWT.. :nono:
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Forget red lights and start small: teach the tuktuk guys (well, everyone) about the little thing called a turn signal.
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Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:47 am Forget red lights and start small: teach the tuktuk guys (well, everyone) about the little thing called a turn signal.
Khmers are getting better at using turn signals, but they have to learn to indicate several seconds before they intend to turn not during the turn, and they forget to cancel the signal for several blocks after.
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