And what about lax enforcement? Sadly, it's part of the culture in Belize - but it does lead to lives being lost. We also asked Gentle about that:
Jules Vasquez
"What is this with the with the culture of lax and and discriminating enforcement, that you only enforce if it's somebody you don't know or somebody who no got strings?"
Leon Gentle, Chief Transport Officer
"I don't think that's the case, Jules, but I've seen it happen as well. But I don't think it's just primarily because you have strings or it's discriminated. It's primarily a culture that needs to be changed. I'm not denying the fact that that is evident. But there is a culture that if I know you, there is a level of leniency. And that is what we discourage our officers from doing. But what we've tried to say to our officers is to enforce the law, regardless of who that person is."
