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The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has pledged to have an accident free 2023 festive season, insisting that the force has implemented a speed tracking system on various public transport buses.
Speaking at a recent engagement meeting with transport operators in Harare, Assistant Commissioner for Operations in the Harare Province, Taonei Nyazemo, implored managers of Blue Circle, Rimbi Travel and Tours, Hashtag and ZUPCO to inform their drivers to exercise extra care before, during and after the festive season.
He also applauded the Zimbabwe Public Transport Organisation (ZPTO) for working hand in glove with the police in implementing the speed tracking system on October 23 this year.
“I would like to express my appreciation to the Zimbabwe Public Transport Organisation (ZPTO) for their support in implementing the innovative speed tracking system since its launch on October 12 this year.
“Since its launch, we had cumulative arrest of USD844 accused of speeding, and revenue of USD1 050 was realized. We hope we will have a free accident period this festive, because of the implementation of the speed tracking system,” he said.
Meanwhile, Traffic Safety Officer Day Chitau implored drivers to enerstly adhere to road rules and avoid speeding.
He said, “We are launching our campaigns on December 15, and it will continue to 18 up to 7 January next year, so we encourage those in the transport fraternity to have customer care. Let’s help parents, and not force them to board buses they don’t like.
“Secondly, we have the overloading issue. Let’s be responsible and also avoid speeding, because speed thrills but kills. We should also give our drivers chances to rest, so let’s know that drivers are given the chance to rest. Our roads are bad, so let’s avoid speeding, and we should also talk to our drivers about road awareness.”
According to the police, Zimbabwe recorded 2 945 accidents, where 300 people were injured and 45 were killed during the festive season last year, from December 15 2022 to January 15 2023.
