Uzbekistan plans to increase speed tolerance from 5 km/h to 10 km/h

The Uzbek government has decided to raise the deduction applied to radar-detected speeds from 5 km/h to 10 km/h. The Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a corresponding draft law to the parliament for consideration.

Despite the fact that the Legislative Chamber has only just received the draft and has not yet reviewed it, the parliamentary press service announced, “Now 10 km/h will be deducted from the recorded speed.”

According to the chamber’s statement, “The draft law proposes that administrative penalties for speed violations be applied after deducting 10 km/h from the recorded speed, taking into account possible errors in radar and speedometer readings.”

If this law is passed and comes into effect, drivers in areas with a speed limit of 60 km/h will only be fined for exceeding 70 km/h, instead of the current threshold of 65 km/h.

Previously, in July of last year, Deputy Prime Minister Achilbay Ramatov had issued an instruction regarding the introduction of this change.

It is worth noting that in 2023, Uzbekistan reduced the maximum speed limit for passenger vehicles in urban areas from 70 km/h to 60 km/h. Following this change, a significant decrease in traffic accidents was observed in areas with installed speed cameras.

Each year, more than 2,200 people lose their lives in traffic accidents across Uzbekistan, while thousands more suffer serious injuries or permanent disabilities.

Additionally, it was previously announced that penalty points issued for camera-detected traffic violations would not be added to the 12-point driving record system.