Tag Archives: RSTA

Until recently if a person is caught drunk and driving, he was either charged a penalty or in some minor cases excused. However, with the increasing number of traffic accidents in the city the traffic rules are going to be implemented more strictly. It is not that rules did not …

Within a span of a week, many motorists have paid a penalty of Nu 750 by parking between the craft bazaar and Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC) building, not knowing that they are violating traffic rules. This stretch is a much awaited parking zone but incomplete and though it will be open only from July 1, motorists …

Commuters and motorists have yet to make sense of what looks like painted circles on city crossroads   that are meant to act as roundabouts. These circles have been much speculated about and many people are of the opinion that they do not serve their purpose by virtue of their  being …

The project Helping Environment, Health and Economy (HEHE),  initiated with much enthusiasm by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) in August 2008 has made little impact, with the number of car users continuing to  shoot up in recent years, even posing threats to pedestrians. The MoAF staff headed by …

With the new Road Safety and Transport      Authority( RSTA) rule, all taxis in the country will be either red or white with a dash of yellow atop.  “When we have so many colors it becomes so colorful and it is difficult a layman to identify a taxi,” said Karma Pemba, …