The Senate unanimously approved an amendment that, among other things, will allow municipalities to restrict the operation. The norm also mandates pedestrians to wear reflective elements outside the village and allows the police to withhold a small technical license in the event of a poor technical condition of the vehicle.
The Senate decided on Wednesday despite the efforts of some senators, who wanted to take police officers the right to measure the speed of the ride or to allow cyclists to ride even after drinking less alcohol.
The novel, which also obliges motorists to clean vehicles from ice and also from snow if they prevent them from being out of sight, now, gets the president to sign.
The norm should also allow for a half-year license to be issued to those who would cross the railway crossing at the time of signaling the arrival of the train. The fine for such a crime has not yet increased, as demanded by greens, according to CSSD senator Petro Galas, but in the future it is considering increasing from five thousand Czech crowns to five times.
The largest part of the three-hour debate took over the senators’ discussion of the abolition of the right of the police to measure the speed that was advocated by the chairman of the ODS senators and the mayor of Teplice. “The ministry of transport has a negative opinion on the proposal to drop the possibility of measuring the speed of municipal traffic by the police in reflective vest,” the minister of transport, Dan, told the senators. He justified this inter alia by not discussing this change with the authorities concerned and assessing its impact on both traffic safety and radar investment.
Kobe argued that many municipalities just want to improve their income, so speeds are measured outside the built-up area. He also pointed to the administration and the increase in unpaid fines for traffic offenses, which he said had climbed from 29 million to 43 million crowns in the past five years.
The chairman of the CSSD senators admitted that the city police would not be able to measure the speed of the trip, but it compensates for the insufficient capacity of the Republic Police to ensure a higher level of security in the municipalities. This was argued by Senator. “I speak to myself, because I am a city police sponsor, and I often give her a quick ride,” she admitted.
Senate Vice-President proposed to allow cyclists, according to the Austrian model, 0.8 per mile of alcohol in the blood if they were traveling on third-class roads or cycling paths, or alternatively 0.5 per mile. He also wanted to limit the maximum penalty for alcohol for cyclists to 500 crowns. He argued that policemen often choose fines on vineyard cycling trails.
To the duty of reflective elements for pedestrians, vests or only strips on the sleeve, the Minister of Transport stated that the violation would amount to a fine of two thousand dollars. Also said the ministry had a deal with the police to give people more of their reflective tapes. He also announced that his office is seeking an agreement with the Czech Association of Insurers to ensure the removal of non-mobile vehicles. He responded to the request of Senator Jake that the government should take action against overtaking offshoots.