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Honduras's National Road Authority (DNVT) is confiscating motorcycles nationwide for violations including expired licenses, missing safety gear, and unsafe conditions, with over 2,300 seized in one week; bikes can be held up to 45 days and fines exceed 600 lempiras (about $24).

As thousands of travelers return home from Semana Morazánica holidays, the national road authority is maintaining checkpoints and urging drivers to observe speed limits and traffic safety rules.

Honduras's traffic authority is evaluating outsourcing the production and printing of driver's licenses to a private company starting in 2027 to address chronic shortages of plastic material, though the DNVT commissioner has not confirmed whether the move would raise fees for users.

Honduras's traffic authority has issued more than 100 fines to motorcyclists nationwide for violating road-safety rules, including failure to wear mandatory reflective vests—a requirement that took effect in January 2026 and carries a penalty of 412 lempiras (about $16).

The National Road and Transportation Authority reported 1,449 deaths and more than 13,400 traffic accidents in Honduras through mid-September 2026, with collisions, rollovers, and pedestrian strikes among the incidents.

The head of the National Roads and Transport Directorate said a draft speed regulation setting a 60 km/h limit on secondary streets has been sent to the National Police for review, pending approval and significant investment to implement.

Honduras's road-transport authority warned citizens of a fraud scheme in which criminals send text messages impersonating the DNVT with fake traffic fines and links designed to steal personal information.

Honduras recorded more than 9,000 traffic accidents killing 1,150 people and injuring 1,891 through July 25, with motorcyclists accounting for 41% of all crashes, driven by a growing motorcycle fleet and reckless driving, the National Road and Transport Authority said.

More than 200,000 people owe the National Road and Transport Authority over 700 million lempiras (about $28 million) in unpaid traffic fines, according to the agency's director Lenin Morell.

Honduras recorded 20 traffic fatalities and 106 accidents over the weekend as the National Road and Transport Authority intensified enforcement operations, seizing 3,011 driving licenses and citing 326 drivers for drunk driving.

Honduras's transportation authority (DNVT) is rationing physical driver's licenses in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa due to high demand and a single printing machine, prioritizing travelers, commercial drivers, and the first 100 applicants daily, while expecting new equipment next month.

The national traffic authority confirms it still lacks sufficient materials to print physical driver licenses, keeping the service operating at reduced capacity until new supplies arrive in August.

The National Road and Transport Authority (DNVT) says it has supplies to issue physical driver's licenses and is resuming all renewal and new-license processing; people who received only a digital receipt in prior months can now claim their cards at any DNVT office.

Honduras's National Directorate of Roads and Transport announced it will prevent over 325,000 drivers with unpaid traffic fines from accessing public services, including police clearances and gun permits, and is considering reporting them to the national credit-risk registry.

Honduras's traffic authority says current penalties—including a 600-lempira fine for speeding—have lost their deterrent effect and proposes expanding technological speed enforcement, breath-alcohol testing, and stricter sanctions to reduce road fatalities.

The National Roads and Transport Authority director said Honduras is comprehensively reforming its traffic law to include new driver-licensing rules, speed regulations, and breathalyzer standards, while also training teachers nationwide on road safety education.

Honduras has recorded approximately 850 traffic fatalities through early June 2026, up 22 deaths from the same period last year, prompting authorities to pursue new prevention strategies focused on driver behavior, road infrastructure, vehicle safety, and victim care.

Honduras is piloting an anti-fraud digital licensing system in Tegucigalpa that ties first-time applicants to one exam center until the platform expands nationwide.

Honduras has recorded 832 traffic fatalities so far in 2026, with motorcyclists accounting for 46% of deaths and young drivers aged 18–32 most at risk, according to the National Traffic Authority.

Following a deadly dump-truck accident in Tegucigalpa, Honduras's road police are launching nationwide operations to verify that heavy-truck drivers hold proper licenses and to check for speeding and impaired driving.

Seven people were killed and 37 traffic accidents reported across Honduras over the weekend, according to César Aguilar of the national traffic authority (DNVT).

The director of the National Roads and Transport Authority said Honduras is the only Central American country without speed-limit regulations, but officials are now working to establish them.