If the regulations are approved, drivers and accompanying persons must wear helmets and safety vests, carry identification in plain sight They displayed in the Legislature the new project on modifications to the Regulatory Decree of the National Law of Traffic, with which it looks for to diminish the attack.
PRO legislators presented the initiative after a first public presentation on March 9, in an event that was attended by the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullish and the head of Buenos Aires Government, Horace, between other officials. Changes in the Traffic Law seek to combat crime on motorcycles and identify drivers who circulate in the City.
With this, it seeks to regularize the situation of more than 7 million motorcycles and will require an identification with the patent number on the driver’s and passenger’s helmets, as well as a reflective vest that will help identify the latter.
From the officials they trust that the project will be able to be approved “in three months,” according to the Clarion newspaper. However, they must twist the will of some detractors to reach the 31 votes needed in the Buenos Aires Legislature.
Those who oppose the measure are mainly the motorcyclists themselves, at least those who use their vehicle as a work tool. On March 15, hundreds of delivery and courier workers demonstrated in the center of Buenos Aires to express their disagreement. They point out that the identification of helmets and patents will not solve the insecurity, that they are being stigmatized and that in addition thieves will steal motorcycles, helmets and yellow vests from them and then make the outlets.