Transport Ministry: highway design defects are one of many causes of deadly automobile accidents

Defective and dangerous roadways as well as roadway design defects contribute to the growing number of deadly automobile accidents in Peru, reported daily El Comercio on Tuesday. Peru’s Transport Ministry, or MTC, is currently inspecting 3,000 kilometers of highway to develop new strategies for maintaining, repairing and improving the country’s roadway infrastructure. A project, titled [...]

Peru taxi drivers block streets to protest Lidercon Co.’s safety and emissions inspection monopoly

Approximately 200 taxi drivers affiliated to Peru’s National Federation of Taxi Drivers, or Fentac, blocked streets in various districts of Peru’s capital, Lima, on Thursday, to protest a monopoly held by Spain’s Lidercon Co. – the exclusive provider of technical vehicle inspection services. “We are protesting to defend our rights,” said Fentac president, Joaquin Rosas. [...]