Rabat – Some 374,446 official reports of traffic offences were issued in 2023, compared with 372,086 in 2022; an increase of around 1%, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) points out in a press release on its results for 2023.

The number of fines imposed during the current year fell slightly by 8.5%, from 1,728,209 last year to 1,711,208 in 2023, the same source adds.

In 2023, there were 85,475 physical traffic accidents in urban areas, compared with 80,091 in 2022; an increase of 7%, DGSN notes, adding that this had a direct impact on the total number of traffic accident victims, who suffered 993 fatalities in 2023, compared with 834 in 2022, in addition to 4,413 serious injuries and 111,478 minor injuries.

DGSN underlines that it continued to strengthen its institutional partnership with the National Road Safety Agency (NARSA), implementing a series of strategic programs to prevent and raise awareness of traffic accidents.

This institutional partnership has made it possible to provide th
e mobile traffic brigades with logistical and roadside control equipment, with the delivery, during the current year, of 120 large- and medium-cylinder motorcycles, in addition to finalizing and generalizing an updated version of the Roadside Control Guide for police officers and civil servants. It aims to guarantee systematic training and correct application of road safety provisions.

A new approach to training in road-user behavior was also discussed, encompassing a comprehensive list of best practices for dealing with citizens on the public highway, whether pedestrians or motorists and their escorts.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse