The technical officers from the Ministry of Works and Transport have concluded the regional consultative and validation workshops on the new proposals for consideration before rolling out of the EPS and FIS. This was held in Arua City.
What are some of these proposed changes ?
30kmhr to be limited to only safety zones, i.e., hospitals, schools, markets, worship areas, and on community access roads
Urban roads and inbuilt areas on district and national roads to have a speed limit of 50kmhr, not the previous 30kmhr in the regulations.
Provide for single sanction for speeding of 10 currency points ie 200,000/= only and do away with the tier system previously proposed.
Ammend the regulations to provide for timelines for appealing the EPS fine for 7 days after the notice is issued.
Ammend the regulations to provide for the registered keeper to accommodate the higher purchase modal of business and review the log book to reflect the Registered Keeper.
Adopt a 10% + 2Km hr threshold for the issuance of fines for speeding to eliminate other factors that could be suggested for non-compliance
Traffic lights should be set to use Amber flickering lights from 11:00pm to 05:30am when traffic is expected to be light to protect road users from wrong elements that wait for them as they wait at the traffic lights.
Fines are to be paid within 28 days, not the 72 hours.
The surcharge of 50% for failure to pay the fine within the stipulated time will apply after 28 days, not 72 hours.
Conduct a comprehensive study in the near future to review speed limits based on the operating speeds along different road classes on the national roads using the 85th percentile approach to validate the proposed speed limits.
Immediately install road signage on Kampala-Entebbe Express Way, Munyonyo Spur, northern Bypass, and Lugogo Bypass before resumption of the implementation of FIS
Resume EPS/FIS rollout in GKMA for 6 months before the planned countrywide rollout.
