Over 300 drivers fined for exceeding speed limit in Moldova in one day alone

Chisinau, 17 May  /MOLDPRES/ - Officers of the National Patrol Inspectorate (INP) on 16 May were present on the Chisinau-Leuseni highway, where they discovered 335 drivers moving with a speed exceeding the limit set by the law.   

INP press officer Natalia Golovco has said that all drivers were discovered by the radar. ‘’Immediate after the infringement had been fixed, the information was sent online to patrol inspectors, who were nearby, with the subsequent stopping and documentation,’’ Golovco noted.

Thus, 170 out of all drivers discovered received official report.

According to Natalia Golovco, 600 penalty points were applied and one driver got the allowed limit of 15 penalty points.

Moldova’s legislation sees that drivers will pay a fine worth 1,000 lei and will get 3 penalty points for exceeding the speed by 10-20 km/hour. For exceeding the speed limit by 20-30km/hour, the fine will rise to 1,200 lei and four penalty points. The exceeding of the speed set on the concerned road segment from 20 to 40 km/hour is sanctioned with fine from 1,000 to 1,500 lei, with the application of four penalty points.  

Statistic data provided by the National Patrol Inspectorate shows that, since early 2018, more than 750 traffic accidents occurred on Moldovan roads, in the wake of which 85 people died and over 800 were injured.

(Reporter A. Zara, editor A. Raileanu)