Sunday 10 September 2017

Curbing road accidents:

Drivers warned against drink-driving
By Boris Esono in Buea
Travel agency owners and motor park managers have been warned that serious sanctions await bus drivers who drink and take drugs (marijuana) before driving.
                The warning was dished out to motor park managers and traveling agency owners by the divisional delegate of land transport for Fako, Musi Peter.
                He was speaking during an evaluation meeting with transporters at his office in Limbe recently. The meeting was aimed to reduce the high rate of accidents in the division which has claimed more than 100 lives just in August this year.

                According to the new transport law, any driver found drunk on the steering wheel will lose his driving license seized.
Equipment’s to test drivers on the high way driving was given to the park managers, traveling agency proprietors and transporters’ syndicates to use them to check drivers before they take-off on any journey. 

                During the working session with the delegate, park managers and other stakeholders in the transport sector condemned the creation of off-licenses around travelling agencies and motor parks. According to the stakeholders these only promote drunkenness among drivers.

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