Is the govt right in doing this?
Buses traveling in Zambia were last year October banned from traveling at night due to accidents, it has emerged.
The Zimbabwean government should copy the neighbouring nation, some ZimEye readers said yesterday in response to the recent bus accidents which have happened during the night.
The Zambian Government has announced that no public service vehicle whether passenger or goods, will be allowed to operate between 21 and 05:00hrs effective 27th November 2016.
Transport and communications Minister Brian Mushimba announced this during a news briefing in Lusaka.
Mr Mushimba said this follows the increase in PSV accidents, with 55% accidents happening at night and 45% during the day.
He said road users have therefore been encouraged to obtain a copy of the Statutory Instrument (SI) number 76 of 2016.
Mr. Mushimba also urged the private sector to invest in truck parking infrastructure and overnight bus stops with internationally acceptable standards.
The Zambian stats themselves are not encouraging.45% accidents during the day,and 55% accidents during the night.
It shows something is wrong in Zambia,for real.They must do an introspection,on their highway code ,drivers license issuance,and other factors.
That means if Zambia had the same roads as ZIMBABWE,their road accidents stats would be skyhigh.
Gadzirai migwagwa
In Zimbabwe ,the solution is not about night driving but potholes.Fix that first and monitor the drop in accidents .If there is no change ,then resort to public service transport being driven at night.Our roads themselves are death traps and one wonders who our toll gate monies are enriching