Can ATVs Ride On The Beaches Of The Dominican Republic? (Solved)

The National Institute of Transit and Land Transportation (INTRANT), prohibited through Regulatory Resolution 003-2019, which prohibits the circulation of four wheels (four-wheeled motors), on the beaches of the entire national territory of the Dominican Republic, except for those used by the bodies of control and control of the State.

The provisions of the Resolution, based on Law No. 63-17, on Mobility, Land Transportation, Transit and Road Safety of the Dominican Republic, are available on the web page www.intrant.gob.do and its purpose is to promote and develop road safety, in addition to protecting the environment.

The Directorate of Supervision and Control of Sanctions of INTRANT will carry out the necessary coordination with the Ministry of Tourism (MITUR), the Specialized Tourism Security Corps (CESTUR).

Also, the General Directorate of Traffic Safety and Land Transportation (DIGESETT), the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (ASONAHORES), representatives of hotel facilities, the tax offices, the municipal councils and with the operators of four wheels adventure land transportation throughout the country.

In accordance with the above-mentioned law, for the purpose of supervising the execution and control of the provisions of the resolution, so that the necessary controls are in place for its compliance.

INTRANT took the measure because the circulation of four-wheel motors represents high levels of risk to the physical integrity of persons, and given that the activity has become recurrent in the country, there is a sequel of citizens affected in accidents, in addition to the damage caused to the environment and the negative impact on sustainable development.

Article 4 of Law 63-17 establishes road safety as a basic principle for its execution, as the set of actions and policies aimed at preventing, controlling, and reducing the risk of death or injury to people in their travels, whether by motorized or non-motorized means.

Likewise, in its Article 6, numeral seven, the Mobility Law prescribes the protection of the environment, limiting the negative impact produced on it by the operation of motor vehicles.

The Resolution also complies with the General Law of Environment and Natural Resources (64-00), which establishes in its Article 46 that the Dominican State shall ensure the protection of the spaces comprising the maritime-terrestrial public domain or coasts and guarantee that the aquatic, geological and biological resources, including flora and fauna included therein, are not subject to destruction, degradation, impairment, disturbance, contamination, inadequate modification, diminution or drainage.

INTRANT is the regulatory and governing body of traffic and land transportation in the Dominican Republic and has among its purposes the mission to save lives through the development of road safety.