{"id":4091,"date":"2026-01-06T17:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/?p=4091"},"modified":"2026-01-07T18:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:15:03","slug":"road-traffic-code-curbing-insecurity-and-carnage-on-the-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/2026\/01\/06\/road-traffic-code-curbing-insecurity-and-carnage-on-the-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Traffic Code: Curbing insecurity and carnage on the roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Presented before the Committee on Equipment and Local Development of the Council of the Nation, the draft law on the road traffic code reflects the State\u2019s determination to strengthen prevention, road safety and the protection of citizens\u2019 lives. This was stated yesterday by Sa\u00efd Sayoud, Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Transport.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yahia Charef, president of the Committee on Equipment and Local Development of the Council of the Nation, said that \u201cthis piece of legislation is among the most decisive texts governing the daily lives of citizens, insofar as it regulates road traffic and ensures the protection of people and property.\u201d He added during this session, devoted to examining the legislative texts adopted by the People\u2019s National Assembly with a view to enriching them and giving them final approval, that \u201ccompliance with the road traffic code is a concrete manifestation of civic-mindedness and directly contributes to reducing traffic accidents, which remain among the main causes of death worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

The committee president also underlined the seriousness of the national situation in terms of road safety, noting that \u201croad accidents have become a major concern in our country, which now makes it necessary to revise and update the legal framework governing road traffic, strengthen prevention mechanisms, and consolidate the institutional framework dedicated to road safety, in line with citizens\u2019 expectations and needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking the floor to present and defend the new text, Mr. Sayoud stated that \u201cthis draft law is one of the direct legislative translations of the strategic guidelines of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, regarding the protection of citizens, the preservation of public and private property, and the strengthening of measures and procedures likely to put an end to the phenomenon of road insecurity and to establish a safe traffic environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The minister stressed that road accidents constitute a multidimensional scourge, highlighting their dramatic impact on families, their heavy human toll and the considerable economic losses they cause for the national community and the public treasury. He argued that this situation requires a comprehensive approach, going beyond a purely repressive logic to incorporate prevention, accountability and the modernization of control tools.<\/p>\n

Mr. Sayoud indicated that the draft law on the road traffic code is based on an in\u2011depth legal structure, specifying that \u201cit has been drawn up in ten chapters comprising 190 articles,\u201d which reflects the scope and complexity of the issues addressed. He explained that \u201cthis text carries a comprehensive and balanced vision aimed at building a safe and sustainable traffic system, based on prevention, deterrence and coordination among all the stakeholders concerned, while ensuring the protection of citizens and their fundamental right to safe mobility.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this respect, the draft introduces new provisions allowing adaptation to the rapid developments observed at the international level, particularly in terms of technologies, modes of transport and emerging risks affecting road safety.<\/p>\n

——-Prevention, training and professional driving<\/strong><\/p>\n

The minister also stressed that the new road traffic code enshrines a fundamental principle, namely: \u201cRoad safety is a shared responsibility.\u201d He thus highlighted the importance attached to the safety of the driver, the vehicle and the road infrastructure, while affirming that \u201cthe draft enshrines the criminal and civil liability of all parties involved in the event of a breach of traffic rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this context, the road code explicitly provides for the civil liability of bodies responsible for the construction, development and maintenance of roads when accidents occur as a result of work that does not comply with technical standards or as a result of failures in their execution. The various parties concerned will therefore be required to bear compensation for material damage affecting the road, its equipment and its appurtenances.<\/p>\n

The text also broadens the scope of liability to fraudulent practices, in particular the falsification of technical inspection reports, the issuing of driving licences through favoritism or in violation of the rules in force, as well as serious shortcomings in the maintenance of road infrastructure. In this regard, it criminalizes the issuing of technical inspection reports that omit identified faults or contain materially inaccurate information.<\/p>\n

The draft road traffic code law strengthens the requirements related to the driving licence, with mandatory training, regular medical examinations and anti\u2011drug measures to guarantee the physical and mental fitness of drivers. Particular attention is paid to professional driving in the transport of passengers, goods and dangerous materials, with qualification certificates, compliance with driving times and modern control systems.<\/p>\n

The text also modernizes public action by introducing electronic payment of fines, drug\u2011detection devices, weighing stations and accident\u2011monitoring systems. It tightens the fight against fraud in spare parts and establishes a tiered criminal framework, classifying offences according to their seriousness, for fair and effective enforcement of penalties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Presented before the Committee on Equipment and Local Development of the Council of the Nation, the draft law on the road traffic code reflects the State\u2019s determination to strengthen prevention, road safety and the protection of citizens\u2019 lives. This was stated yesterday by Sa\u00efd Sayoud, Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities and Transport. Yahia Charef, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-domestic"],"byline":"Sihem Bounabi.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4091"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4093,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4091\/revisions\/4093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jeune-independant.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}