NewsWhore
03-26-2008, 02:10 PM
Anyone who has lived in the Dominican Republic for any period of time knows Law 241: the Traffic Law. Now, the Senate has approved some important changes in the law on driving on the DR's main roads, especially Duarte, Las Americas and the Eastern Highway. The modifications were written by Santiago senator Francisco Dominguez Brito, and concern two important issues: The first is driving in the right lane, using the left lane for passing. The second involves improvised crossings on major divided highways. The modifications also establish ecological protective zones along 75 meters of either side of the highways. In places where the land is government owned, the ecological strip could be extended by up to 500 meters.
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