A new law in Honduras forbidding passengers on motorcycles.

According to El Heraldo, the Honduran police are now enforcing a new law forbidding passengers on motorcycles. In other words, only one person can ride on a bike. The reason for this is to prevent motorcycles from being used for drive-by shooting.  While one person drives, a gun-bearing passenger will shoot at the intended victim.  In a country of less than 8 million people, with 20 murders per day in 2011, it is hoped that this law will save some lives!

For more information, in Spanish, read http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Sucesos/Vigilan-cumplimiento-de-decreto-que-restringe-pasajeros-en-motocicletas    

The high rate of crime is closely related to the extreme poverty and misery of a large number of families.

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