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He did it for a consultation with respect to Efraín Arce, ‘the Patrolman’ of RCN, at the request of citizens who had doubts as to whether these structures were going to be used to sanction infractions of drivers on the roads of Bogotá.
Estupiñán made it clear in his answer that, although these elements are expected to help in the mobility of the city, they are not to fine anyone.
(See also: Get your pocket ready: there would be more taxes in Bogotá for private cars)
What are yellow Bogota posts for?
The Secretary of Mobility explained to the ‘Patrolman’ that the long yellow objects with black stripes and cameras at the ends, which are appearing on various roads in the capital, are part of the intelligent traffic light system that is being implemented.
Through this system, in addition, 1,400 traffic lights have been changed at intersections in Bogotá, reported ‘el Patrullero’, who also said that it is expected that the electronic traffic light is fully operational in the first quarter of 2021.
It is an “intelligent, electronic, synchronized traffic light network, which is supposed to give greater agility” to mobility, said Arce.
This is because, Estupiñán clarified in the interview, the cameras will allow us to see how mobility is on each road where they are installed (not all the city will have them; there will only be between 80 and 100 points), determine the traffic jams and which intersection is given priority of circulation to speed up traffic.
“We have a traffic management center, where all this information gets there, is centralized and automatically makes it easier for us to manage congestion in the city. […] They are devices, intelligent units, that allow the traffic lights to be calibrated automatically ”, said the Secretary of Mobility, can be heard in a video from RCN News, where the following image of one of the yellow poles with cameras that they are installing in Bogota:
How much will smart traffic lights improve mobility in Bogotá?
The portfolio in charge of the issue assured on its website that the improvement will be considerable, since “It will allow savings of up to 30% in the average travel time in the city“.
In the same communication of February 2019, the secretariat also gave details of the contract for the passage to an intelligent traffic light. “mebegan his execution on August 31, 2018 for a value of 173 billion of pesos“, it reads.
Who should pay for photo fines?
Although the yellow posts that are appearing in the city are not related to photomultas, but to intelligent traffic lights, according to the aforementioned explanation, their installation has been related to the subject, due to speculation, and, incidentally, Many have wondered again today who should pay these penalties and in what cases can they be imposed on the owners cars and not drivers.
In October 2020 there was a decision of the Constitutional Court in which the decision not to collect fines for traffic offenses, such as speeding, from vehicle owners was upheld (for the license plate) instead of those who drive them and break the rules.
This is due to an alleged violation of the presumption of innocence of the car owners, by not demanding the traffic authority to prove their guilt.
That is to say, and Blu Radio clarified it, citing a part of the Court’s decision, it is not that the photomulting law has fallen, but that it is waiting for a regulation that does not affect the rights of the owners of the cars.
“It is up to the Congress of the Republic to design the punitive policy of the State and, in particular, to determine with precision all the elements of punitive responsibility, as well as its consequences, guaranteeing, however, the rights of the defense and the principles of personal imputability and guilt, which prevent, each one, from being liable for the other’s act (payment of the fine, recidivism, suspension of the license, etc.) and objectively, “the Court wrote, according to the station.
It should be mentioned that there are some cases in which at this time yes, fines could be imposed on car owners, for “expired Soat or revision” because, says El Tiempo, those yes “are attributable to the owner of the vehicle.”
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