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Kuwait Traffic Law 2025: New Fines and What Bus Riders Need to Know
Kuwait has implemented strict new traffic laws for 2025. Discover how increased fines, seatbelt rules, and safety protocols impact your daily bus commute.
Kuwait’s roads are changing. As of 2025, the Ministry of Interior has rolled out a comprehensive update to traffic regulations, enforcing stricter penalties to curb reckless driving and improve public safety.
Here is how the new rules affect bus passengers, from daily riders on Bus 66 to visitors taking the Airport Express.
🚦 The New Traffic Law
Kuwait's new traffic law, which replaced the 1976 law, took effect on 22 April 2025 (Kuwait Times, Gulf News). It raised fines sharply. Some of the main ones:
| Violation | Fine | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Running a red light | KD 150 | Can also lead to court and jail |
| Reckless driving | KD 150 | Can also lead to court |
| Using a mobile phone while driving | KD 75 | Up from KD 5; repeat offences go to court |
| Not wearing a seatbelt | KD 30 | Up from KD 10 |
| Parking in a disabled space | KD 150 | |
| Parking in a prohibited area | KD 15 | The lowest fine in the new law |
The fines apply to every driver, including bus drivers.
🚌 What It Means for Bus Riders
- Safer driving: bus drivers face the same fines for red lights, phone use and reckless driving as everyone else.
- Wait at a stop: buses should pick up and set down at proper stops, so wait at a marked stop rather than flagging a bus down mid-street.
- Seatbelts: if your seat has a seatbelt, wear it.
- Stay seated while the bus is moving, and keep the aisle and doors clear.
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