Traffic cameras in Kuwait ,Indirect way to impose taxes

Installing cameras in the streets were meant to be a way to minimize accidents and save lives.Yet, one can clearly see that, it became an indirect way to impose taxes, when the cameras are installed in the streets without proper indications such as camera signs, the differences between streets, its speed, its users and the recent developments in the car industry.Moreover, sometimes these cameras have become a reason for the increase in accidents rates instead of decreasing it, because of the sudden effects of the flashes that make the drivers panic and induce them to apply strong breaks so as to avoid traffic fine and causes more crashes for the vehicles following them.In the existing Traffic Law of Kuwait, cameras were not mentioned clearly and the M.O.I. is imposing fines on the drivers depending on mere ministerial decrees, which should be swiftly amended as per the constitutional provisions of Kuwait which requires applying fines by the relevant traffic laws, which should have been released by the parliament to authorize the levying of fines.For sure it is a must, we all need to prevent car wars in the streets because of any reckless speed driving and negligent or deliberate crossing of red traffic lights and for that we need to have solid legal grounds to collect fines. Also we need to assure that for some streets a little bit higher speeds should be allowed, as the new generation cars are not like those 30 years ago, given the new models of cars with hybrid engines that give high speed from 0-100 MPH in seconds, with little consumption of fuel and less pollution.Adding enough traffic signs, using electronic alerts and enough distance between the locations of the cameras to give the drivers sufficient time to reduce speed, will make it more meaningful to actually have safer streets with less threats to the innocent people.Light and shadeWe need quick measures and media campaigns in all languages from the Ministry of Interior — The Public Authority for Traffic Affairs to deploy vigilant police officers at the zebra crossings on the important places and busy junctions in Kuwait, so as to assure the absolute protection of the pedestrians and save lives.The effective measures and campaigns which were done before, regarding the use of seat belts while driving on the streets, through the media were successful and we want that to happen again...
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