Road Safety: Points-Based License: A Progressive Assessment Before Any Verdict

The new points-based license came into effect on Saturday, January 31. Designed to hold road users more accountable and curb dangerous behaviors, this system – proven effective in several countries – will need to be evaluated over several months before a reliable assessment can be made.

In the first few days of implementation, law enforcement issued 1,259 fines from Friday to Sunday. Among these...