Motorists who are caught not wearing a seat belt will be fined 6 days’ minimum wage.
On June 4 the city of Mazatlán kicked off its road safety program “We are Building the Future for a Safe Mazatlán.” Notices to the public of the safety program began that day and ended on Sunday.
Mazatlán’s mayor, Carlos Felton, said that beginning today citations will be issued to those who violate the city’s traffic laws.
Motorcyclists who are not wearing a helmet will be fined 6 days’ minimum wage (about 400 pesos). Motorists who are caught not wearing a seat belt will also be fined 6 days’ minimum wage.
Motorcyclists will also be fined between 5 and 8 days’ minimum wage (about 350 pesos to 600 pesos), if there are more than two people riding a motorcycle.
Anyone caught driving while intoxicated will be fined between 15 and 25 days’ minimum wage (about 1,000 pesos to 1,600 pesos).
Citations will also be given to those who text while driving, talk on a cell phone while driving, double park on city streets, drivers who illegally park in areas designated for those with disabilities or women who are pregnant, or drive a vehicle that has either no license plates or expired ones.
Mayor Carlos Felton said those who violate traffic laws will be fined and the fines will not be waived or reduced. Aarón Aguilar Iñigue, Commander of Municipal Transit Police, said “This is not about collecting fines, it is about preventing accidents.”
(from Noroeste)
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