NewsWhore
09-01-2009, 04:30 PM
Laissez-faire of Dominican transport authorities is best reflected in the lack of control of motorcycle drivers. As reported in Diario Libre, the number of registered motorcycles in the DR is 1.6 million, but only 0.3%, or 5,847 of the drivers, have licenses to ride those motorcycles.
To get a license in the DR, drivers must pay RD$710 to the Tax Department and present a "good conduct" paper.
The total number of motorcycles in the DR increased by 11% in 2008, with 115,957 new riders on the roads.
Of those an estimated 600,000 are used as motoconchos, or public motorcycle taxis.
Motorcyclists are blamed for about 70% of traffic accidents in the country.
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To get a license in the DR, drivers must pay RD$710 to the Tax Department and present a "good conduct" paper.
The total number of motorcycles in the DR increased by 11% in 2008, with 115,957 new riders on the roads.
Of those an estimated 600,000 are used as motoconchos, or public motorcycle taxis.
Motorcyclists are blamed for about 70% of traffic accidents in the country.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)