More Than
1.200 Tickets In First Day Of Restrictions
On the first day of the reinstatement of the
vehicular restrictions of San Jose, more
than 1.200 drivers were fined by Tránsito
officials.
The vehicular restrictions of San Jose were
struck down by the Constitutional Court on
June 12. The Ministerio de Transportes,
citing the importance of limiting accees to
San Jose, prepared a new decree which went
into effect at 6am Tuesday.
In the first hours of the restrictions, the
Policía de Tránsito reported writing up 215
drivers with vehicles with license plates
ending in 3 or 4, taking a change on
entering the restricted area.
According to Germán Marín, director of the
Policía de Tránsito, the high humber of
tickets issued is due to lack of culture by
Costa Ricans and drivers who refuse to heed
to traffic controls, paying no attention to
the fine of only ¢5.000 colones, plus court
costs.
However, come September 23, the fine will be
¢34.700, an amount Tránsito officials hope
will be enough of a deterrent.
Marín explained that some 75 Tránsito
officials were dispatched to the detail of
controlling the plate restriction, as well
as other traffic violations.
"We want drivers to know that we are not
interested in writing up a lot of tickets,
but rather to improve the congestion
problems", said Marín.
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A driver being
fined in La Sabana in front of the Gimnasio
Nacional. Drivers coming off the autopista
or La Sabana Sur were greeted by a group of
Transitos, while another group were
stationed around the corner, along Avenida
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