00:00According to Transport Minister Zakul, despite rainy conditions over the Easter weekend,
00:05many motorists continued to drive dangerously, failing to slow down and leaving little distance
00:12between vehicles on the nation's highways. He tells the TV6 Morning Edition, while the number
00:17of incidents appeared especially visible this year, the increased circulation of dash cams
00:23has made dangerous driving more apparent to the public.
00:26And you also have drivers that are not changing their behaviour and still driving recklessly
00:31on our nation's roads. You also have to put into our Cornwall and there are more people
00:37now documenting these accidents by way of their dash cams. A lot more vehicles now have the
00:45front and the rear dash cams. So in the public domain now, you will see a lot more accidents
00:50being posted than ever before.
00:53The minister also tells us there remains no clear evidence that the demerit points system
00:58has significantly reduced reckless driving.
01:01There's no evidence that the demerit points system worked. It was a very unfair process.
01:09Persons with 12, 14 and 15 demerit points were being disqualified and there were persons with
01:16200, 250 plus demerit points still on our nation's roads would all be disqualified, Marlon.
01:23The demerit points system came into effect in I think it was May 2020. In 21, 2022, 2023, 2024 you
01:33saw increases in road fatalities.
01:35However, he says, government is continuing to rule out several measures aimed at improving safety across the nation's roads,
01:43including the installation of new traffic signage, red light camera enforcement and rehabilitation programs.
01:50The National Driver Rehabilitation Programme. Persons who would have lost their driving permit due to the demerit points
01:58can now attend a two-day course for free at license office. So far, 254 persons attended and the pass
02:07rate is 88%.
02:09The minister notes that last month, the government enacted the 2026 amendments to the warning system,
02:16allowing motorists to correct vehicular defects without receiving fixed penalty notice.
02:22He adds that already over 60% of drivers have complied within the first month,
02:28a clear shift from past practices and a positive step towards safer roads.
02:34Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.
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