Road Traffic Act, 2007
The principal Act regulating road traffic, vehicles and drivers in Sierra Leone.
Summary
The Road Traffic Act, 2007 is the principal law regulating road traffic in Sierra Leone. It governs the use of vehicles and roads, the licensing of drivers and vehicles, and road safety.
The Act provides for the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, the licensing and testing of drivers, rules of the road and traffic signs, vehicle standards and roadworthiness, speed and loading limits, and compulsory motor insurance. It creates traffic offences — including dangerous and careless driving and driving under the influence — and provides for penalties and enforcement. It underpins road safety and the orderly use of the roads, administered with the road-transport and traffic authorities and the police.
Main provisions
- Provides for the registration and licensing of motor vehicles.
- Provides for the licensing and testing of drivers.
- Sets rules of the road, traffic signs and vehicle standards.
- Requires compulsory motor insurance.
- Creates traffic offences, including dangerous driving and drink-driving.
- Provides for penalties and enforcement to promote road safety.