Traffic violations across Kuwait have plummeted by some 72 percent a week after the new law was enforced, interior ministry data showed on Tuesday, citing preliminary estimates.
Some 6,342 traffic violations were in the period from April 22 to 28, compared to the 22,651 recorded in the week preceding the enforcement of the new rules, according to the data.
The data went on to show that failing to buckle seatbelt violations had dropped a significant 71 percent in the wake of the new law, which is indicative of greater "safety awareness" among drivers, it added, while cell phone use when driving dropped by 86 percent as compared to the period prior to the enforcement of the stricter rules.
Driving on the wrong side of the road was another violation to have been largely curbed as a result of the new law, with such road antics falling by 89 percent after the new traffic rules were put in place, it showed.