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Police to impound defective vehicles during this Easter holiday
26 Mar 2013 at 17:06hrs | Views
Police have warned commuter operators against the use of unroadworthy vehicles ahead of the Easter holiday.
ZRP Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba says defective vehicles will be impounded during this Easter holiday to reduce road carnage.
"Defective vehicles will be impounded and the public must expect more road blocks and as police, we expect cooperation from the public," she said.
Assistant Commissioner Charamba advised the public to make precautionary measures as robberies and other crimes increase during public holidays.
She said: "The public must secure their properties and be worry of new criminal trends especially of some commuter omnibus crews who have emerged to be armed robbers."
Meanwhile, the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has called on all stakeholders in the transport sector to adopt a progressive attitude that respects the sanctity of life if the country is to curb road accidents, which normally increase during holidays.
TSCZ Board Chairman, Nelson Mawema said it is the duty of every Zimbabwean to preserve life, adding that there is need for educational campaigns to change stakeholders' attitudes especially drivers.
"There is need for attitude adjustment on the part of drivers. Our drivers are not patient and the issue of defective vehicles is another major problem on the public service vehicles," Mr Mawema said.
Zimbabwe National Commuter Omnibus Operators Chairperson, Aaron Tapfuma said bus owners must also monitor operations of their drivers to reduce road accidents.
"We encourage owners of commuter omnibuses to monitor their drivers as they are alleged to be speeding and overloading," he said.
Last year, 50 people perished in road accidents that occurred over the Easter holiday.
During the Christmas festive period, 250 people died in road accidents.
Although human error has been cited as the major cause of these accidents, drivers have also blamed the poor state of roads and lack of adequate road signs as other causes.
ZRP Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba says defective vehicles will be impounded during this Easter holiday to reduce road carnage.
"Defective vehicles will be impounded and the public must expect more road blocks and as police, we expect cooperation from the public," she said.
Assistant Commissioner Charamba advised the public to make precautionary measures as robberies and other crimes increase during public holidays.
She said: "The public must secure their properties and be worry of new criminal trends especially of some commuter omnibus crews who have emerged to be armed robbers."
Meanwhile, the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has called on all stakeholders in the transport sector to adopt a progressive attitude that respects the sanctity of life if the country is to curb road accidents, which normally increase during holidays.
"There is need for attitude adjustment on the part of drivers. Our drivers are not patient and the issue of defective vehicles is another major problem on the public service vehicles," Mr Mawema said.
Zimbabwe National Commuter Omnibus Operators Chairperson, Aaron Tapfuma said bus owners must also monitor operations of their drivers to reduce road accidents.
"We encourage owners of commuter omnibuses to monitor their drivers as they are alleged to be speeding and overloading," he said.
Last year, 50 people perished in road accidents that occurred over the Easter holiday.
During the Christmas festive period, 250 people died in road accidents.
Although human error has been cited as the major cause of these accidents, drivers have also blamed the poor state of roads and lack of adequate road signs as other causes.
Source - zbc
