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The agency headed by María del Rosario Castro revealed that 160 drivers were sanctioned for not obeying the red light
Daniel Escobar
Mexico City.- During the beginning of this six-year term in Mexico City, the incidence of sanctions against drivers of vehicles increased considerably. Metrobus for running stop signs on the capital’s roads.
According to the latest report submitted by public transportation, directed by María del Rosario Castro Escorcia, between October 2024 and May 2025, 160 drivers who chose to continue their journey were punished despite the fact that the red light came on somewhere. traffic light.
This number of drivers sanctioned for not respecting the signs is 42 percent higher than the 112 cases registered during the same period of 2023 and 2024, a time in which the Metrobus was also led by Castro Escorciaas revealed by public transport itself in the response to request 090172325000282 from the National Transparency Platform.
It is to be noted that the Metrobus capital still does not reveal statistics after last May.
In accordance with the operating rules of this means of transportation, the earnings corresponding to two kilometers traveled were deducted from the companies to which the offending drivers belonged.
Although the agency in charge of Castro Escorcia It did not detail the companies affected in each case; in the last updated directory it listed 18 companies that operate on the seven lines.
The above does not exempt drivers from being punished in accordance with traffic regulations, which establish that the fine for disobeying the colors of the traffic light exceeds two thousand pesos, according to the current value of the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA).
- “For the right of way at intersections, the driver will comply with the restrictive signs and the following rules (…) when the traffic light is red, drivers must stop their vehicle on the “stop” line, without invading the pedestrian crossing or the waiting area for bicycles or motorcycles (…) Drivers of motor vehicles who violate this provision will be punished with a fine equivalent to 10, 15 or 20 times the Unit”, provides in article 10 of the local Traffic Regulations.