NTSA lists 37 traffic offences and their instant fines [Full List]

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has published traffic offences that could lead motorists on Kenyan roads into trouble.

The authority also published fines that motorists will be subjected into should they fail to comply with traffic rules. The fines range from Sh500 for minor offences to Sh10,000.

Below is the full list of the published traffic offences and their fines:

1. Driving without identification plates affixed or plates not fixed in prescribed manner (Sh10,000)
2. Driving a vehicle without a valid inspection certificate (Sh10,000)
3. Driving without a valid driving license endorsement for vehicle class (Sh3,000)
4. Failure to renew a driving license (Sh1,000)
5. Driving a PSV while being unqualified (Sh5,000)
6. Failing to carry and produce a driving license on demand (Sh1,000)
7. Exceeding speed limit prescribed for class of vehicle (graduated) (Sh10,000)
8. Exceeding speed limit of 50 kph or as prescribed by traffic sign (Sh10,000)
9. Driving on or through a pavement or pedestrian walkway (Sh5,000)
10. Failure to obey directions given by police officer in uniform (Sh3,000)
11. Failure to conform to indications given by any traffic sign (Sh3,000)
12. Failure to stop when required by police officer in uniform (Sh5,000)
13. Causing obstruction by allowing vehicle to remain in obstructing position (Sh10,000)
14. Failure to display reflective triangles or lifesavers when vehicle remains on road (Sh3,000)
15. Motorcycle rider carrying more than one pillion passenger (Sh1,000)
16. Driving a vehicle on a footpath (Sh5,000)
17. Pedestrian wilfully obstructing free passage of vehicles (Sh500)
18. Unlicensed person driving or acting as conductor of a PSV (Sh5,000)
19. Owner or operator of PSV employing unlicensed PSV driver or conductor (Sh10,000)
20. Failure to refund fare paid for incomplete journey (Sh3,000)
21. Touters (Sh3,000)
22. Failure of PSV driver or conductor to wear special badge and uniform (Sh2,000)
23. Motorcycle rider riding without protective gear (Sh1,000)
24. Person not designated driver driving a PSV (Sh3,000)
25. PSV driver letting unauthorized person drive the vehicle (Sh3,000)
26. Learner failing to exhibit ‘L’ stickers on front and rear of vehicle (Sh1,000)
27. Failure by owner to have seat belts in motor vehicle as prescribed (Sh1,000 per unfitted seat)
28. Failure to wear seat belt while vehicle is in motion (Sh500)
29. Failure of PSV conductor to keep seat belts clean and wearable (Sh500)
30. Failure of vehicle to carry reflective warning signs (lifesavers) (Sh2,000)
31. Failure to fit prescribed speed governor in PSV and Commercial Vehicle (Sh10,000)
32. Driving or operating a PSV with tinted windows or windscreen (Sh3,000)
33. Failure of PSV to carry functional fire extinguishers and fire kits (Sh2,000)
34. Driver using mobile phone while vehicle is in motion (Sh2,000)
35. PSV driver picking or setting down passengers at unauthorized place (Sh3,000)
36. Passenger alighting or boarding at unauthorized bus stop or terminal (Sh1,000)
37. Travelling with part of body outside moving vehicle (Sh1,000)

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