The official carriers are in favor of controls outside the safety limits, a union spokesman says.

David Mujica, trade union representative public transport, expressed regret that the public was not properly informed about the new speed limits that came into effect from this Monday. He stressed that the authorities had a year to do this, but they did not even place new signs in Lima and Callao.

“No one is against control, it is necessary, useful for all citizens and even carriers. This is not the point, but the Highest Decree, which was issued in 2021. There were 180 days for the adaptation of the regulatory framework, and 365 days for implementation. “But that didn’t happen. Lima stays exactly the same as last year, Callao stays the same because we keep using the same signage, there were no practice spots and it wasn’t advertised properly,” he said. .

In dialogue with “Rotary of the Air Night Edition” RPP andhe is a representative public transport associations it was pointed out that the responsibility for these shortcomings lay with Military-technical cooperation, anti-terrorist operation and National police. In addition, he warned that officers in charge of speed control do not have equipment properly calibrated for this.

“This decree states that the competent authorities can set different restrictions, so the question arises: who knows what these different restrictions are and where it is advertised? they monitors are not calibrated correctly. Here the direct responsibility lies with the military-technical cooperation, the National Police and the ATO, the latter had to conduct a campaign and they had to worry,” he stressed.

On the other hand, he questioned whether the transport authorities are continuing without combating the informality of the sector, such as pirate combos. He pointed out that San Juan de Lurigancho is the area most affected because there are not enough purple corridors to meet demand.

“Here, the ATO is supposed to sanction these cars, but they have only dedicated themselves to official sanctioning of transportation with ballots,” he explained.

Penalties for exceeding new speed limits

The Lima Metropolitan Municipality has announced that from today it will begin to enforce new speed limits in its jurisdiction. Fines for violating the rules will be punished in the amount of up to 50% of UTII, that is, S / 2300.

Fines are administered by the National Police of Peru, which is already gradually applying them at the national level.

Now, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the speed of drivers on the streets and lanes should not exceed 30 km/h (previously it was 40 km/h), and on avenues – 50 km/h (previously it was 60 km/h). /h). /h).

Speed ​​limits have also been changed on highways crossing communities or homes, permanently or partially dispersed, school zones or hospitals. In commercial areas: 30 km/h; in residential areas: 50 km/h; and in school/hospital areas: 30 km/h.