Road traffic law revision plan to strengthen penalties for "tilting driving" to be enforced in the summer of March 12:45 on March 3
Following a series of dangerous swing driving, the National Police Agency has drafted a revised road traffic law that strengthens penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years, and is expected to come into force this summer. became.
At present, there is no definition of tilt driving itself, and the police are cracking down on violations such as not keeping an appropriate distance between vehicles.The National Police Agency has been considering revising the Road Traffic Law to stricter penalties.
The amendment approved by the Cabinet on March 3 stipulates that a maximum of five years in prison or a fine of one million yen or less will be imposed if a danger such as stopping another car on a highway is caused.
Specific violations include sneaking, honking, and braking suddenly in order to obstruct traffic.
In addition, if you drive, you will be subject to a license cancellation due to administrative sanctions, and you will not be able to obtain a license again for a certain period of time.
The proposed amendment to the Road Traffic Law will be submitted to the Diet, and if enacted, is expected to come into effect this summer.
According to the National Police Agency, "Aori Driving" was arrested for violating the Road Traffic Law, such as extremely reducing the distance between vehicles, and last year, there were 15,065 cases nationwide, more than 2,000 more than the previous year.