Moroccan Highway Code

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• Morocco to Implement New Safety Regulations for Electric Scooters and Personal Mobility Devices
  22 March 2023, by Prince

  In order to ensure the safety of road users, the Moroccan Ministry of Transport and Logistics is preparing to implement regulations for electric scooters considered as mopeds.
  The regulation concerns all motorized personal mobility devices including scooters, and will set the maximum dimensions, technical specifications and homologation criteria for each type of device of this kind, in accordance with Article 49 of Law 52.05 on the Highway Code. The aim is to ensure the safety of road (…)

• Morocco Introduces Advanced Breathalyzers to Combat Drunk Driving
  3 April 2019, by Amine

  This should reduce the number of traffic offenses, or increase the number of fines. The DGSN will soon start using breathalyzers that can measure blood alcohol content at a fairly good distance (a few centimeters) from the driver’s mouth.
  According to Les Ecos, which reports the information: "The DGSN will implement new measures and new devices to detect driving under the influence of alcohol. Sophisticated new equipment will be used by the police in all regions of Morocco. This (…)

• French Citizenship Revoked for Man Convicted in Jihadist Plot
  1 June 2019, by Said

  Aged 36, Mohamed El Hafiani had been sentenced in 2014 to a 5-year prison term for attempting to join jihadists in Afghanistan. He had been arrested by Pakistani authorities who had then extradited him to France a few months later. He was with two other Frenchmen, including Naamen Meziche, a Franco-Algerian, sentenced to 14 years in prison for "criminal terrorist conspiracy".
  The deprivation of French nationality is only possible in very specific cases, notably having been convicted of (…)

• Morocco Expands Traffic Laws with New Vehicle and Road Safety Offenses
  18 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  New provisions have been introduced in the Moroccan Highway Code. This change comes with the application of new offenses added to those already provided for by law.
  The offenses contained in the new provisions of the Moroccan Highway Code will be sanctioned with the utmost rigor, reports Al Ahdath Al Maghribia. The same source reports that some of these offenses do not concern driving but the technical condition of the vehicle.
  With these new provisions, motorists will no longer be able (…)

• Deadly Crash on Morocco’s Treacherous Tizi n’Tichka Road Kills 3, Injures 8
  24 October 2019, by Ginette

  The Moroccan road has killed again. This time, it is an accident that occurred on one of the most dangerous roads in the kingdom.
  3 people killed and 8 others seriously injured in a road accident, which occurred in the vicinity of Marrakech, more precisely, in Tizi n’Tichka. According to h24info, it was an illegal transport vehicle that overturned on the National Road connecting Marrakech to Ouarzazate.
  The victims, all merchants, were heading to the weekly market of the commune of (…)

• Casablanca Parking Controversy: Motorists Protest ’Illegal’ Fines and Vehicle Boots
  27 August 2024, by Said

  A wave of discontent has hit the city of Casablanca in recent weeks. The cause is the application of new parking fines deemed "excessive and illegal" by motorists.
  The decision provoked a general outcry, particularly on social networks, with motorists denouncing the immobilization of their vehicles by boots and the imposition of hefty fines for non-payment.
  Despite judgments rendered as early as 2014 by several Moroccan courts confirming the illegality of these practices, some (…)

• Montpellier Mayor Cancels Wedding After Dangerous Highway Stunts
  15 October 2024, by Sylvanus

  The mayor of Montpellier canceled the celebration of a wedding on Saturday due to multiple traffic violations on the A709 motorway and at the roundabout of the Zénith.
  "Part of the procession deliberately committed multiple traffic violations with quads and motorcycles, endangering the safety of others," explains Michaël Delafosse, mayor of Montpellier, on X, adding that complaints will be filed. "I support the decision of the mayor of Montpellier who canceled this wedding following the (…)

• Morocco Proposes Major Overhaul of Highway Code to Address Rising Road Fatalities
  9 April, by Prince

  In Morocco, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics submitted a draft law on the reform of the Highway Code to the General Secretariat of the Government on September 30. The legislative process is underway.
  "In the interest of transparency and inclusiveness, this document was submitted for public comment on the SGG portal on February 6 for a period of 20 days," says a source from the ministry to Médias24, specifying that "the ministry is currently consolidating the observations collected (…)

• Moroccan Lawmaker Challenges Legality of Mobile Speed Camera Tickets
  7 April, by Prince

  Rachid Hammouni, the president of the parliamentary group of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) in the House of Representatives, has questioned the government about the legality of traffic violation reports, particularly those related to mobile speed cameras.
  In a written question addressed to the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Hammouni reported complaints from road users regarding traffic violation reports and mobile speed cameras, recalling that, in accordance with the (…)

• Morocco Reports Over 1,200 Road Accidents in One Week, 11 Fatalities
  9 July 2020, by Ginette

  The week of June 29 to July 5, 2020 recorded 1,270 road accidents in which 1,766 people were injured, including 55 seriously, and 11 died. These figures were published by the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  According to the institution, these accidents are mainly caused by driver inattention, failure to yield the right-of-way, pedestrian inattention, speeding, changing direction without using a signal, driving under the influence of alcohol, and improper overtaking, in a (…)