The Maldives Police Service (MPS) has begun summoning and counselling repeat dangerous drivers at police stations in Malé to enforce road safety following a surge in reckless driving incidents across the capital.
Under the new campaign to identify habitual traffic offenders, police summoned a 22-year-old Maldivian man who repeatedly drove in a way that frightened the public and compromised road safety.
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He marks the first individual officially summoned and counselled under the initiative. Authorities disclosed that his extensive record includes performing stunts, driving at high speeds in a zigzag pattern, travelling against one-way traffic, and using a mobile phone while driving, alongside prior violations for operating a vehicle with an expired annual fee and driving under license suspension.
MPS confirmed that officers are systematically identifying repeat offenders from traffic records and bringing them in for formal warnings as part of broader efforts to maintain public order and ensure road safety.
The initiative follows a recent fatal collision on Sosun Magu, where a 26-year-old woman passed away after being struck by a motorcycle driven dangerously by an unlicensed rider.
