Please take note that the Traffic Amendment Bill 2012 (attached ) was Gazetted on 23rd March 2012. In brief, the amendments are:

* Number plates - When you sell your vehicle, you should surrender the number plates to the registrar of motor vehicles and when you fail to renew the insurance, remember to surrender the number plates to the registrar otherwise you risk being arrested and fined.

* Overlapping - Driving on pavement or through a petrol station to avoid traffic- You risk a fine of Ksh 30,000 or 3 months imprisonment or BOTH

* Over speeding - when you over speed- You risk a fine of Ksh 10,000 or 3 months imprisonment or Both

* PSV operators - Should adhere to the uniforms and Michuki rules

* Motor Cycle operators - ONE PASSENGER only and the passenger and driver must be in reflective vests and helmets- otherwise you risk a fine of ksh 10,000 and in default 12 months imprisonment

Kindly see the attached amendments with all the details.

1. Life imprisonment for persons convicted of causing death by dangerous driving - giving it the same status as murder

2. Road blocks are to be gazette prior to being mounted by the police

3. Driving licenses of speed limit violators shall be suspended for not less than 3 years if the person has exceeded speed limit by more than 10 kph and if offence is repeated 3 or more times.

4. Mandatory eye test every 3 years for licensed drivers. And if you fail the test the license is withdrawn.

5. All law enforcement officers are now effectively mandated to deal with traffic issues with the abolition of the Traffic Department under the Kenya Police Service Act.Â

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/gr...mentBill2012+%281%29.pdf

if i just want to park the car without using it,why should i give up my plates?

in any case i can only use it when it has insurance...

The laws were drafted probably by a fat cop while while having peer and watching football in a par!
Completely nonsensical if you ask me.

What are some of the Arb Emirates laws you see awkward Mr?

A good start with progressive ideas borrowed from US states.At least the conversation is taking place.I know that the final bill will not be close to the above recommendation,it will be watered down but this is progress in the right direction.Individuals have to start taking personal responsibility.It is the only way we can have sanity back on the crazy kenyan roads.

most motorists are ignorant about the traffiic actt

what if a police just decides to book you for overlapping when you were not overlapping?

@McReggae - You forgot one.

6.) Being overtaken by a lady driven Vitz - Fine 25,000/= or 3 months driving a Probox or both!

The architect of this bill who i understand is Jackal Mdw could have done better than cut and paste . Wacha ODM wanyakue sirkal tutakipatapata .

I believe that with the right set of laws coupled with proper enforcement, we can easily get rid of the absence of manners on our roads. Make it really painful to break the road rules and motorists will behave (suspended licences, jail terms, exorbitant fines and community service will do just fine).

I am almost agreeing with Mukiha that the money committed to Thika road was a waste - What with the "Akili punguani" driving on the wrong side, slow drivers on the fast lanes and a police service with no clue on what the traffic code says? Thirty billion was enough to do something more sensible than make half of Nairobi spend an extra hour on Thika road. Who is the Nairobi traffic commandant and why is he still on a payroll?

Earlier this week, I asked some traffic cops why they were letting motorists driving on the wrong side of the road get away with murder and they looked as lost as village boys in down-town New York. When I told them that the errant motorists should at the very least be charged with attempted murder, they looked genuinely bewildered.