MPs call for temporary halt to new delivery motorbike licences
TDT | Manama
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MPs want a short pause on new licences for delivery motorbikes while a full set of rules is drawn up, citing rising deaths and heavier traffic.
The move is led by MP Mohammed Janahi, joined by Mohammed Al Maarifi, Abdulnabi Salman, Eman Shuwaiter and Hesham Al Ashiri.
They have lodged a non-binding proposal asking the government to stop issuing permits for new delivery bikes until a complete framework is in place.
In their note, the sponsors say the delivery market is saturated in the number of bikes on the road, which has hurt traffic flow.
They add that rapid growth has brought in riders and firms with little training and poor safety kit. A pause on licences, they argue, should hold until the technical, professional and road rules are set.
The paper records four deaths from delivery-bike crashes in 2023, two of them caused by the rider, rising to seven deaths in 2024.
The aim, they say, is to give the competent bodies time to set binding conditions that raise road safety and cut risky riding and breaches linked to delivery work.
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