The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) posted an advisory on its Facebook page, alerting motorists to various road traffic violations and the penalties they attract.
The violations included non-compliance with traffic control directions and devices, a ticketable offence carrying a fixed $500 penalty.
Operating a vehicle in a condition that is not road-worthy would attract the same fixed penalty.
The police issued the advisory regarding traffic violations amid a sharp spike in road accidents despite repeated safety warnings and appeals for restraint and self-discipline from the authorities.
Road accidents dominated Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) trauma responses for the major part of 2024.
According to SLFS data, as of the end of August, there were over 577 trauma responses to incidents involving vehicles and motorcycles.
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I know human resource is an issue, but everyday should have road blocks…make some money for government and charge for every little infraction….and don’t be lenient on yol partners, homeboys, jabals, concubines and government officials. Also,
“Operating a vehicle in a condition that is not road-worthy would attract the same fixed penalty”
SIMILARLY the public should therfore sue government for operating a road that is not vehicle worthy!!!!!!!
How about having the police actually chase and pull over speeders, drivers who overtake on a hill and/or curve, those overtaking in a solid white line area, stopping motorbikes DRIVING THE WHITE LINE, drunk driving, texting while driving, talking on the phone while driving! TICKET ALL OF THESE!!!
You’ll still giving tickets 🤔🤔. The only time I see traffic officers are at accidents , the police out riders escorting officials. Guard why you haven’t bolstered up the traffic department. Making life for gun man easy on the road , and you want to get control hold of crime ,guess you forget how they caught the man higher bagatelle, traffic check . They know fully well how effective those road intercepts. The laziness of the force , the dummy overseeing the ministry of justice , they lack of action and non actions make this crap worst. Castries to Gros highway most traffic on island not officer out the patrolling , the dummies in station doing hand over , minister of justice ‘I don’t know much about that my father was the police 🤦🏿♂️. We just screwed in this place