The Colombian Ministry of Transport and the National Road Safety Agency (ANSV) are working on a series of resolutions that would impose some mandatory technical specifications on the sale of new motorcycles in the country, as well as additional requirements for acquiring a driver's license.
The two projects designed for motorcycles seek to reduce the mortality rate of motorcyclists in traffic accidents on the country's roads. According to the ANSV, 59% of fatalities were on motorcycles. In addition, by isolating data from 14 of Colombia's 32 departments, this road actor has put 70% of the dead on the streets.
“The technical regulation of vehicles is one of the fundamental challenges that we face in the government of President Iván Duque in order to increase the demands on the characteristics of vehicles, in this case, that of motorcycles, since it is one of the most vulnerable road actors and what we want is to continue developing strategies that allow us to will save lives on the roads,” said Angela María Orozco, Minister of Transport.
According to the document, new motorcycles that are assembled in Colombia or imported from abroad must have a braking system with anti-lock braking system (ABS) or combined braking system (CBS). This requirement, which is an international standard, would be verified by an accredited certification body and made essential for nationalizing imported motorcycles.
However, the Ministry warns that, once this resolution is enacted, sellers should not handle the brakes of motorcycles currently on sale, because the operation of the vehicle could be jeopardized. They are emphatic that the standard will only apply to new motorcycles, assembled in Colombia or abroad.
As for rims, they must have the technical characteristics that allow the reduction of braking distances, exposure to skidding and the improvement of load support.
A third draft resolution deals with driving tests for all vehicles in the country. A new entity will be created to ensure rigorous theoretical and practical examinations necessary to obtain the document.
These are the Logistics Assessment Support Centers (CALE), which will obtain their operating record through the Single National Traffic Register (RUNT). Its purpose will be to carry out “the theoretical and practical driving test for obtaining and recategorizing the driving license”.
On the theoretical exam, it will be a questionnaire of 40 questions —12 about attitudes and 28 on safe mobility—completed through an ANSV platform. Anyone who wants to get their driver's license will need to answer at least 32 of those questions correctly.
The practical exam will be in two parts: one on closed roads, to check the ability to maneuver the vehicle, and one on public roads, to assess the ability to drive under normal conditions. If the aspiring driver fails one of the tests, he must submit all three tests again within 30 days.
As these regulations are still under study, citizens have the possibility to comment on the addition or removal of elements from each of them. To comment on the project that will establish the Logistics Evaluation Support Centers, there is a deadline until Saturday, April 9. If you have comments on the regulation of motorcycle tires and brakes, the deadline is Wednesday, April 13.
All opinions will be received through the email msgranados@mintransporte.gov.co
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