Overview
- The decree classifies riding with two occupants as a very serious infraction, with fines of 660 soles and 50 license points for a first offense and 1,320 soles and 60 points for repeat violations starting Tuesday.
- President José Jerí ordered National Police to stop pairs on motorcycles immediately and apply the sanctions as part of emergency transit restrictions.
- Motorcyclist groups denounced the policy as harmful and announced street protests as well as a legal challenge against the measure.
- In Piura, representatives warn the ban threatens the daily income of roughly 8,000 informal taximoto workers, raising concerns about social and economic fallout.
- Lawmakers urged a review and floated alternatives such as formalization or security collaboration, while the transport minister’s claim of license loss on a second offense is not specified in the regulation.