Pedestrians to be jailed for crossing red robots

Pedestrians who do not use designated crossing points or pass through red traffic lights will be jailed for up to six months or made to pay a $20 fine starting next year as part of the provisions of a new Highway Code.
Pedestrians should not cross the road whenever they are facing red traffic lights. Crossing at undesignated points, also know as jaywalking, is prohibited in most parts of the world.
The new code, to be launched by the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development, would deal with all road users, unlike in the past when it emphasised on rules for motorists and cyclists.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says it will soon take action against pedestrians who cross roads at any point, disregarding designated areas of crossing.
The increase in traffic in most urban areas has contributed to confusion on the roads as both pedestrians and motorists seem not to be respecting the road traffic regulations.
Motorists are not spared of crossing red robots and the pedestrians have also increased chaos on the roads as they cross roads at any point, disregarding designated crossing points such as pedestrian crossing lines or at traffic lights controlled intersections.
While motorists are sometimes fined for the use of cell phones whilst driving, pedestrians are also doing the same as they cross at undesignated points while concentrating on their mobile phones.
ZRP National Police Spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said police will soon act on all road traffic offenders.
Senior Assistant Commissioner Charamba revealed that the police have acquired state of the art machines which can take video of motorists who cross red robots at road traffic lights intersections.