Metropolitan of Lima: Fines for exceeding new speed limits will start to apply from this Monday

Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (MML) announced that from today it will begin monitoring new speed limits in its jurisdiction, and fines for violation of the rules will be punished until 50% ITUi.e. C/2300.

Penalties are imposed National Police of Peru (PNP) which is already gradually applying them at the national level.

Limits and penalties

According to the rule issued Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) and which has been in effect nationally since July 18, drivers cannot exceed 30 km/h in streets and shreds (previously it was 40 km/h), and in brochures (previously it was 60 km/h).

Likewise, speed limits were changed on highways crossing communities or houses, permanently or partially dispersed, school zones or hospitals. AT retail space: 30 km/h; in Sleeping areas: 50 km/h; And in school areas/hospitals: 30 km/h

As for fines, exceeding the limit of up to 10 km / h entails a sanction S/828 (18% ITU) and 50 negative points in the driver’s track record. Exceeding the speed limit from 10 km/h to 30 km/h in excess of the limit entails a sanction in the form S/1 104 (24% ITU) and you will accumulate 60 points against in your story.

In addition, exceeding the maximum limit by more than 30 km/h entails a fine of S/2 300 (50% ITU) and 70 negative points will be added to the driver’s track record. It should be noted that the tax unit (UTU) of this year is equivalent to C/4 600.

Activation campaigns will continue

MML and PNP will continue the campaign “Do not rush!”which has covered more than 10 districts of the city to date to inform drivers about new speed limits in urban areas.

Fantastic roads of Lima and staff Traffic Accident Prevention and Investigation Division (Divpiat) The PNP hosts entertainment events in schools and malls, as well as other public places. Conducted to date 29 activations at crossroads in various jurisdictions of the capital.

To date, vertical signs have been implemented in more than 40 schools del Cercado, in order to ensure greater safety for schoolchildren.

In addition, on streets such as Proceres de la Independencia (San Juan de Lurigancho), Angelica Gamarra (San Martin de Porres and Los Olivos), Pachacutec (Villa Maria del Triunfo and Villa Salvador), Thomas Marsano (Surquillo, Miraflores and Santiago de Surco), Tacna and Nicolas de Pierola (Cercado de Lima) and others.

Road construction changes

Patricia Alata, Chief Information Officer Lima how are yousaid last Thursday that the new speed limits, which will begin to be enforced in Lime they would not meet the task of preventing accidents in the city if it were not accompanied by a change in the design of roads and inspection.

AT Extension News, pointed out that traffic jam speed This is the second cause of accidents on public roads in Limewith 28% of accidents, and which exceeds the very small percentage of accidents caused by reckless drivers.

In this sense, he said that “the question of speed extremely important” and that this is a good initiative to reduce its restrictions, but changes to the road system need to be made that contribute to changing the behavior of drivers.

“It’s the environment, the signage, it’s what makes you change your behavior. […] It can’t be solved with a simple change. speed”, said

In Peru, according to National Highway Safety Observatoryspeeding accidents between 2010 and 2021 were 30.5% of all traffic accidents.

In particular, in 2021, the death rate of vulnerable users (pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, etc.) on the roads was 62.2% of deaths.