The Senate unanimously approved an amendment that, among other things, will allow municipalities to restrict the operation. Norm also orders pedestrians to wear reflective elements outside the village if darkness or otherwise impaired visibility.
The law also allows the police to withhold a small technical license in the event of a poor technical condition of the vehicle. The Senate has decided against it today despite the efforts of some senators who wanted, among other things, to take police officers the right to measure the speed of driving or to allow cyclists to ride after drinking less alcohol.
The novel, which also obliges motorists to clean vehicles from ice and also from snow, if they prevent them from viewing, will be signed by the president.
“The ministry of transport has a negative opinion on the proposal to drop the possibility of measuring the speed of municipal traffic by the police,” the minister of transport, Dan, told the senators. He justified this inter alia by not discussing this change with the authorities concerned and assessing its impact on both traffic safety and radar investment.
He wanted to remove the right to measure the speed of the chairmen of ODS senators and the Mayor of Teplice. He argued that many municipalities want only to improve their income and speed to measure outside the built-up area. He also pointed to the administration and the increase in unpaid fines, which he said last year climbed to 43 million crowns.
What does the law introduce?
– Municipalities can regulate the operation
– Pedestrians can move between the villages in the dark or otherwise reduced visibility only with reflective vest, otherwise they are liable to a fine of up to 2000 crowns
– The police can withhold a small technical card if the vehicle is in poor condition
– Motorists are obliged to clean the vehicles from ice and snow if they prevent them from viewing
– For six months, the authorities may withdraw a driver who drives a railway crossing at a time when signaling works
Senate Vice-President proposed to allow cyclists, either according to the Austrian model, 0.8 per mile of alcohol in the blood if they were traveling on third-class roads and / or cycle paths, or alternatively 0.5 per mile. He also wanted to limit the maximum penalty for alcohol for cyclists to 500 crowns.
To the duty of reflective elements for pedestrians, vests or only strips on the sleeve, the Minister of Transport stated that the violation would amount to a fine of two thousand dollars. Wok also said the ministry had a deal with the police to give people more of their reflective tapes.
He also announced that his office is seeking an agreement with the Czech Association of Insurers to ensure the removal of non-mobile vehicles. He responded to the request of Senator (for the SZ) that the government should take action against overtaking offshoots.