Morocco to adopt driving license with chip in support of new road code

[LalaMimi]

Morocco's Equipment and transport minister, Karim Ghallab, announced plans that driving licenses would carry computer chips, as part of new support measures to the new traffic law that also include radars with photo radars meant to improve the transparency of controls.

The minister explained, in an interview with Moroccan "La Vie Economique," that the new driving license would store all information, mainly fines, and would enable to control fine payment, as thousands of fines remain unpaid.

Regarding the photo radars, he said 8 devices are currently operational were purchased, adding that around-the-clock automatic radars that would take photos of traffic law breachers.

Road accidents in Morocco claim an annual toll of over 3,800 persons, that is ten dead people everyday, in addition to 15,061 seriously injured victims and cost the state 11 billion MAD (US$ 1.2 billion), that is 2.5% of the GDP.

[Sista]

Does this mean people wont be able to 'buy' there license any more?

In all seriousness will this method be effective in reducing RTA's? Or is it simply a way to ensure the government get their money from fines?

[Anisa]

You mean rip them off the back of the cornflakes packet

I think its a good step towards saving many lives. I wonder how many people were killed on the roads in Morocco last year?

[Ghazala]

Originally posted by Sista
Does this mean people wont be able to 'buy' there license any more?

No, it will just cost more to get one thats all

[ThA-MeSsEnGeR]

Anisa, last year's official reports say that 3.761 dead and 81.365 injured, i said official the real number is probably this one times 3

and yes Sista people still buy their licences although the test is computerized... what they do is they buy the list of questions that might be asked...

now the seat belt has become obligatory... that's something to praise

salam

[hisham69]

i brought a licence for 250 last yr, i believe its rite to impose that card, but wait a minute does that mean that i lose my licence

[Anisa]

3.761??? What per second? The roads are khatarr in Morocco.

thats a load of horsesh...

Originally posted by ThA-MeSsEnGeR
Anisa, last year's official reports say that 3.761 dead and 81.365 injured, i said official the real number is probably this one times 3

and yes Sista people still buy their licences although the test is computerized... what they do is they buy the list of questions that might be asked...

now the seat belt has become obligatory... that's something to praise

salam