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Online Reporter
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has called for stricter enforcement of traffic laws to curb road accidents.
This follows a recent spate of accidents in which 26 people were killed, while 56 others were injured in five separate accidents.
In a statement on Thursday, Minister Monha said: “We urge all traffic law enforcement agencies, road traffic safety actors, motorists and road users to unite against road fatalities.
“We urge the nation to formulate rational decisions in making travel choices and prioritise the use of safer vehicles with the right state of mind.
“Rational behaviours and attitudes are ingredients of a safer road traffic management regime, where all actors play their part for traffic safety.”
Minister Mhona urged freight and passenger transport operators to join professional associations of their choice to enhance self-regulation.
“These associations are expected to be properly constituted and registered, and will be responsible for fostering self-regulation for compliance of their members through a standard code of conduct of road safety,” he said.
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