Faced with a surge in illegal parking in the Maho area, the Sint Maarten police (KPSM) have decided to take a tougher stance. For several weeks, residents and users have been reporting… vehicles parked along Rhine Road and at the entrance to Beacon Hill Road, severely disrupting traffic and endangering pedestrians and motorists.
Despite repeated warnings and preventative measures implemented by local agents, the situation has not improvedConcrete dividers had been installed, in collaboration with parents and community members, to prevent parking on sidewalks. However, some drivers circumvented these measures by parking directly on the roadreducing access to Beacon Hill Road and the roundabout serving Maho, a very busy thoroughfare. Faced with the ineffectiveness of these actions, the KPSM moved to a repression phaseOn Tuesday, February 3rd, a traffic control operation led to the issuance of tickets and the impounding of several vehicles, in accordance with current signage. Police also noted a resumption of dangerous driving practices by some drivers. double-decker busdropping off passengers on the road at the roundabout. The company involved has been contacted. The police are urging all road users – residents, tourism professionals, and visitors – to demonstrate public spiritnoting that these offences require the mobilization of already limited resources. Overall overview of the figures For this new week of targeted control and security operations by the KPSM: 145 vehicles checked, 15 vehicles searched on preventive authorization, 27 scooters checked, 45 people searched preventively, 1 arrest for forgery and use of forged documents.
Source: Faxinfo https://faxinfo.fr/en/sint-maarten-stationnement-illegal-a-maho-la-police-serre-la-vis/
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