How many motorcycles are operating illegally in the Dominican Republic, according to expert?

Santo Domingo – Given the increase in crimes committed chiefly on motorcycles, sectors of society have expressed their concern.

Due to the “invisibility” that, according to experts in the area, represents the mobility of the two-wheeled vehicle.

Security expert Daniel Pou explained this, revealing that more than 1,500 motorcycles in the Dominican vehicle fleet are being used illegally.

He told Hoy newspaper that the situation is caused by the fact that “these motorcycles are assembled in backyards and home workshops in pieces because they are impossible to control.”

According to an expert, how many motorcycles are operating illegally in the DR?

He added that he suggested to the government combat measures to remove these motorcycles from transit, which are mostly used to commit all kinds of crimes.

“I deposited a proposal that consisted in welding a chassis, not a sticker on the helmet, and thus grant a license to begin to control this fleet, but the proposal was not heard,” said the specialist.

Pou understands that the transit and crime prosecution authorities should implement other mechanisms to regulate the “motors” since the figures they handle are incorrect.

Accidents

According to the latest bulletin, the Hospital Traumatológico Ney Arias Lora issued, of the 3,000 deaths registered in 2028, 80% involved motorcycles.