First ever case of a suspended license in Venezuela

Car-friendly Venezuela has suspended a bus driver from the roads for a year in the first case of a suspended license.Police stopped Ramon Parra, 41, for driving at excessive speed in an over laden passenger bus. The bus was packed with more passengers than legally permitted and one of its six wheels was wedged in an aisle inside. Venezuela is a nation where gasoline is almost free and troublesome highway rules rarely imposed. This was for the first time in Venezuela police suspended a driving license, for 12 consecutive months.Venezuela is the top oil producer and places a strong emphasis on the rights of drivers. Gas costs about 12 cents a gallon and prices have not been raised in years. The first law allowing authorities to suspend drivers licenses was introduced in 2008 but had not been used until now. More interestingly maximum suspension is for five years, for killing someone.