Drivers who break the traffic rules, including exceed the speed limit, will be penalized harsher. Among the penalties is the suspension of the right to drive a means of transport for a period of up to 75 days. This is provided in a bill was given a first reading by the MPs, IPN reports.
Under the bill, the drivers will be banned from driving for a period of 30 to 45 days if they exceed the allowed speed limit by 40-60 km/h and for a period of up to 75 days if the speed limit is exceeded by 60-80 km/h. The owners of units of transport who refuse to reveal the identity of the person to whom they entrusted the vehicle and this broke the traffic rules will face a fine.
The bill obliges the drivers to travel at a speed of at most 30 km/h in areas with an increased flow of vulnerable road users, such as educational institutions, hospitals and historic centers of cities.