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As TT drivers prepare for a sharp increase in traffic fines from January 1, Sharon Inglefield, head of the road safety NGO Arrive Alive, warns that higher penalties alone will not solve the country’s ongoing road safety problems.

“Arrive Alive supports a proactive data-driven approach to road safety,” Inglefield said, speaking with Newsday on December 27, after a series of legal notices were published on Christmas Day, doubling fines for offences such as speeding, seatbelt violations, parking infractions, and dozens of other offences.

“The number and seriousness of crashes, that still exists, dictates enhanced policy, law, penalty points and fines as a proactive approach to save us all from the reckless behaviour on our nations roads, with many families continuing to grieve and feel the pain and void when loved ones are lost, and when families have to endure the emotional and financial burden of the seriously injured.”