Harsher penalties for speeding drivers take effect July 6

IPN.md

1 July 2023
06:45

Drivers who break the traffic rules, including exceed the legal speed limit and do not give way to pedestrians or cyclists, will be penalized harsher. Depending on the gravity of violations and if these are repeated, they can be stripped of the driver’s license. The new provisions come into force on July 6, IPN reports.

Drivers who will not give legal way to pedestrians or cyclists face fines of up to 1,800 lei and five penalty points. If the same violation is committed again during the same year, the fine will rise to 2,500 lei and the person will be banned from driving for a period of 30 to 45 days. So far drivers were punished with a fine of 900 to 1,500 lei and four penalty points for this violation.

If the legal speed limit is exceeded by 40km/hour, the fine will be 1,500 to 1,800 lei and five penalty points will be imposed. Going faster by 60-80 km/hour over the legal limit will be punished with a fine of 2,250 to 2,500 lei and ban on driving for a period of 30 to 45 days, by 80 km/hour and more – 3,750 to 5,000 lei and ban on driving for a period of 60 to 90 days

Drivers will be fined 5,000 to 7,500 lei and will be banned from driving for a period of 90 to 120 days if they exceed the allowed speed limit by 60-80 km/h again in the course of the same year. Respectively, they will be punished with a fine of 7,500 to 10,000 lei and ban on driving for a period of 120 to 180 days if they exceed the speed limit by 80 km/h and more again in the course of the same year.

Under the new provisions, driving a vehicle that is not registered as required or is not subject to technical overhaul will be punished with a fine of 460 to 600 lei, but without imposing the three penalty points.

For not respecting the priority road signs, markings to give way on the roadway, drivers will be warned or will be fined 500 to 600 lei and will get two penalty points. Until now the penalty was a fine of 750 to 1,500 lei and three penalty points.

For stopping or parking in banned places, drivers face the same fine as now – 900 to 1,500 lei – but the four penalty points will no longer be imposed.

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The installation of photovoltaic systems, heat pumps, and batteries for storing electrical energy will require fewer documents and administrative procedures. The Parliament approved in the second reading a bill that simplifies the authorization of these works and establishes rules for the placement of energy storage installations, reports IPN.

One of the changes provides for the inclusion of electric energy storage installations in the category of works carried out in a simplified regime. Thus, for the installation of photovoltaic panels and heat pumps in individual houses, duplexes, terraced houses, blocks, on roofs or facades, project documentation will only be required for the electricity compartment.

The project also sets rules for the installation of storage batteries near photovoltaic parks or other energy, commercial, agricultural or industrial objectives. The technical documentation will be limited to the strictly necessary, and the authorities will not be able to request additional documents without a clear basis.

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Harsher penalties for speeding drivers take effect July 6

IPN.md

1 July 2023
06:45

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CFM has put into circulation the first freight train with a single locomotive mechanic

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The Moldovan Railway has put into circulation, for the first time, a freight train operated by a single locomotive mechanic. According to the company, this measure will contribute to the efficiency of locomotive operation and the optimization of the transport process, reports IPN.

The first train runs on the Chișinău – Basarabeasca – Etulia route and transports wheat intended for export. The train consists of 56 wagons, with a total weight of approximately five thousand tons. It is pulled by two locomotives, each driven by a single mechanic, without the assistance of another mechanic.

The company mentions that the implementation of the new model was made possible due to staff training, compliance with safety requirements, the technical condition of the locomotives, and the commissioning of a Monitoring Center, which allows real-time video surveillance of the route.

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