Decree No. 20-2015 — Traffic Law Article 99: reflective band
Congreso Nacional
- Decree: 20-2015
- Published: May 29, 2015
- Issuing body: Congreso Nacional
- Gazette: 33,742
- Category: Transportation
Summary
Decree 20-2015 amends Article 99 of the Traffic Law (Decree 205-2005) by adding numeral 28). That numeral makes it mandatory to wear a reflective band, or any other orange, red or white marking attached to a harness or vest, for drivers and passengers of two- and three-wheeled motor vehicles: motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, bicycles and similar. It took effect on publication in La Gaceta No. 33,742 on 29 May 2015. Important: numeral 28) was later amended by Decree 22-2026 (La Gaceta 37,100, 21 March 2026), so the 2015 wording is no longer the text in force.
Considerations
Whereas traffic accidents constitute one of the frequent causes of mortality and permanent injuries in the population, thereby affecting the safety of persons, adding to this numeral 28) contained in the Traffic Law, which shall be read as follows: "
Whereas one of the most important factors is the poor visibility that the driver and the motorcycle have. 1) Circulate... 2) Drive a vehicle... 3) Fail to reduce speed... 4) Overtake on the side...
Whereas in accordance with Article 205, Jurisdiction 1, it is the competence of the National Congress to create, decree, interpret, reform and repeal laws. 5) Drive a vehicle without a silencer... 6) Drive a vehicle without complying with regulations... 7) Fail to carry license plates on the vehicle... 8) Park the vehicle without justified cause...
Amendments
- Modifies: Traffic Law of Honduras (Addition) — articles 99
Articles
To reform by addition Article 99 of Decree 205-2005, dated January 23, 2006, 10) That drivers of public transportation... 11) That drivers lower or raise passengers... 12) That drivers of passenger transport vehicles... 13) That public passenger transport vehicles circulate... 14) Not maintain their position within the vehicle line... 15) Not lower the light on the roadway... 16) Not stop the vehicle... 17) Carry passengers on the left side... 18) Increase speed when another... 19) Not carry an identity card... 20) Carry passengers on the steps... 21) Drive more than two (2) persons... 22) Circulate without using the seatbelt... 23) Damage or alter traffic signals... 24) Stop a vehicle at an intersection... 25) Abandon a vehicle on the public road... 26) Evade the weight control system... 27) Transport children...and, 28) The use of a reflective band or any other distinctive in orange, red, or white color is mandatory for drivers and passengers of motorized vehicles with two (2) or three (3) wheels with fixed or attached motors such as: motorcycles, mopeds, motorized bicycles, as well as bicycles and others similar to the aforementioned. The reflective band must be adhered to a harness or vest.
This Decree shall enter into force as of the date of its publication in the Official Journal La Gaceta. Given in the city of Tegucigalpa, municipality of the Central District, in the Session Hall of the National Congress, on the sixteenth day of the month of March of two thousand fifteen. MAURICIO OLIVA HERRERA PRESIDENT MARIO ALONSO PÉREZ LÓPEZ SECRETARY ROMAN VILLEDA AGUILAR SECRETARY To the Executive Branch. Therefore: Let it be executed. Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., April 27, 2014. JUAN ORLANDO HERNÁNDEZ ALVARADO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICES OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES (INSEP). ROBERTO ANTONIO ORDÓÑEZ W. LIC. MARTHA ALICIA GARCÍA JORGE ALBERTO RICO SALINAS Coordinator and Supervisor Miraflores Colony Telephone/Fax: Management: 2230-4958 Administration: 2230-3026 Plant: 2230-6787 GOVERNMENTAL CIVIC CENTER
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