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Driver fined US$600 for overloading passengers
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A Mutare motorist whose dangerous driving attracted widespread attention after images of his overloaded vehicle circulated online has been fined US$600 after being convicted on three traffic-related offences.
Knowledge Muvhevhe (32), of Reesai Village under Chief Zimunya, appeared before Mutare provincial magistrate Anne Ndiraya on Tuesday, where he was found guilty on all counts.
The court ruled that failure to pay the fine would result in Muvhevhe serving a total of two months and 20 days in prison.
Chris Munyuku prosecuted the matter.
Muvhevhe was convicted of operating a vehicle to carry passengers for reward without a valid operator's licence, in contravention of the Road Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 13:15].
He was also found guilty of violating the Roads and Road Traffic (Rules of the Road) Regulations, 1974, which prohibit passengers from riding on the roof, bonnet, bumpers, running boards, wings, fenders, luggage racks or towing bars of a motor vehicle.
The third conviction related to touting for passengers, also under the Road Motor Transportation Act.
The case followed the publication of photographs showing Muvhevhe driving an overloaded vehicle with several passengers seated on the roof, prompting widespread concern over road safety.
For operating without an operator's licence, the court fined him US$150, with a default sentence of 20 days' imprisonment.
He received a further US$150 fine, or 30 days in prison, for allowing passengers to travel on the roof of the vehicle.
On the third count of touting for passengers, Muvhevhe was fined US$300, with a 30-day custodial sentence in default of payment.
The case serves as a reminder of Zimbabwe's road traffic laws, which prohibit unsafe transportation practices and impose penalties on motorists who endanger the lives of passengers and other road users.
Knowledge Muvhevhe (32), of Reesai Village under Chief Zimunya, appeared before Mutare provincial magistrate Anne Ndiraya on Tuesday, where he was found guilty on all counts.
The court ruled that failure to pay the fine would result in Muvhevhe serving a total of two months and 20 days in prison.
Chris Munyuku prosecuted the matter.
Muvhevhe was convicted of operating a vehicle to carry passengers for reward without a valid operator's licence, in contravention of the Road Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 13:15].
He was also found guilty of violating the Roads and Road Traffic (Rules of the Road) Regulations, 1974, which prohibit passengers from riding on the roof, bonnet, bumpers, running boards, wings, fenders, luggage racks or towing bars of a motor vehicle.
The case followed the publication of photographs showing Muvhevhe driving an overloaded vehicle with several passengers seated on the roof, prompting widespread concern over road safety.
For operating without an operator's licence, the court fined him US$150, with a default sentence of 20 days' imprisonment.
He received a further US$150 fine, or 30 days in prison, for allowing passengers to travel on the roof of the vehicle.
On the third count of touting for passengers, Muvhevhe was fined US$300, with a 30-day custodial sentence in default of payment.
The case serves as a reminder of Zimbabwe's road traffic laws, which prohibit unsafe transportation practices and impose penalties on motorists who endanger the lives of passengers and other road users.
Source - Manica Post
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