Tinaye Agere
Fatima Bulla-Musakwa
THE Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) is set to implement a series of measures aimed at reducing road traffic accidents.
These include rolling out technology to monitor public service vehicle speeds and developing a digital database for drivers and driving schools.
This technology will enable enforcement agents to intervene promptly in cases of road rules infractions, thereby reducing the risk of accidents.
TSCZ managing director Mr Munesushe Munodawafa said: “Within this first quarter, we expect the Honourable Minister of Transport (and Infrastructural Development) to roll out equipment for monitoring and decoding speeds of public service vehicles. Once the procurement plan is approved, we will acquire this equipment for deployment to VID (Vehicle Inspectorate Department).”
The council has also submitted a request to the Procurement Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) to digitise its systems and integrate them with the Zimbabwe Integrated Transport Management System under the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR).
This integration will allow enforcement agencies to verify the validity of defensive driving certificates and link them to driver’s licences, ensuring only qualified drivers operate on the roads.
The centralised digital system will also maintain a database of all registered driving schools, their vehicles and instructors.
This will enable authorities to monitor compliance and ensure only certified instructors and vehicles operate.
Any changes, such as an instructor moving to another driving school, will require confirmation through TSCZ.
“So, at the push of a button, we will confirm if a vehicle is registered and authorised as a driving school vehicle and verify the credentials of instructors,” Mr Munodawafa said.
TSCZ reports that 90 percent of road accidents in Zimbabwe are caused by human error.
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