The General Traffic Department during a stepped up road safety traffic campaign has issued scores of citations against home delivery workers, impounded their motorcycles and cars and detained them at the local police stations.
According to the Ministry of Interior, the campaign formed part of ongoing security and traffic efforts to strengthen road discipline and curb dangerous driving practices that threaten the safety of road users. Traffic patrols monitored delivery motorcycle drivers to ensure compliance with traffic laws, road etiquette and regulations governing their work.
The violations detected included failure to keep to the right side of the road, improper overtaking, weaving between vehicles, riding onto and off pavements, failure to install lights on delivery boxes and failure to wear reflective vests.
Several violators were referred to the Traffic Department’s precautionary detention, while motorcycles and other vehicles were transferred to the impound garage. The authorities also initiated the necessary legal procedures, including referring individuals subject to deportation procedures to the relevant authorities.
The Ministry said the General Traffic Department will continue field inspections and monitoring campaigns targeting delivery motorcycles across Kuwait. Motorcycle drivers and delivery companies have bben urged to comply with traffic laws and operational requirements to protect their own safety and that of other road users.
The campaign was conducted under the supervision of Head of the Traffic and Operations Affairs Sector Brigadier Ahmed Fahd Al-Azmi and led by Director General of the General Traffic Department Brigadier Rashid Hamoud Al-Hajri, with the participation of Assistant Director General for Traffic Regulation Affairs Colonel Ayoub Ghazi Fathallah.