PSD introduces phone service for Traffic Point System inquiries

AMMAN — The Public Security Directorate (PSD) opened a mobile number for the public to enquire about their Traffic Points System (TPS) record and its special courses that would help them reduce their accumulated points.

The PSD decided to introduce a toll free number (0770991751) for motorists to check about traffic points related to their driving violations, PSD Spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said.

“The motorists can also inquire about our free courses that would help them take out eight points of their record if they attend it,” Sartawi told The Jordan Times.

In October, the PSD announced that it will revive the TPS, which was published in the Official Gazette in early 2018, in an effort to “improve the traffic situation in the country”.

Traffic experts say that they are hopeful that the reinforcement of the TPS will push drivers to “think twice” before committing traffic violations.  

The number of points added to a driver's record depends on the seriousness of the offence, the PSD said, noting that no expenses or fines will be imposed as a result of activating the system.

As per the system, the driver's licence shall be suspended in the case that 16 points have been recorded within a single year, while all points will be removed if the offender records less than 16 points a year.

Driving licences are subject to a 60-day suspension if the points per year are greater than 16 and less than 20, and a 90-day suspension if points measure more than 20 and less than 24.

If the driver gets 24 points but less than 28, the licence will be suspended for 120 days.  A 180-day licence suspension period will be enforced in the case that 28 or more points are recorded.

Four points are assigned to violations related to driving against traffic, running red lights or exceeding the posted speed limit by more than 50kph.

On increasing monitoring, the traffic plan includes the expansion of road monitoring, increasing the number of traffic detectives and patrols equipped with electronic and automated monitoring systems.

Traffic officials have said in the past that 589 people perished last year in some of the 160,600 traffic accidents in the Kingdom.

In the same year, 11,241 people were injured, including 737 with serious injuries.

The total cost of traffic accidents in 2021 stood at around JD320 million, according to traffic experts.

There are currently two million drivers and 1.8 million vehicles in the Kingdom.