NTSA: No Hooting And Over-speeding Near Schools
No hooting and over-speeding near schools and institutions. According to NTSA any motorists found culpable will land in trouble.
If new regulations by the National Transport and Safety Authority go into force, drivers who are caught honking or driving too fast close to schools will soon face consequences.
According to the NTSA, the action is intended to reduce accidents near schools and bring back sanity to the roads.
41 schools in high-risk regions where accidents are likely to happen have already been identified, according to NTSA Road Safety Strategy Manager Samuel Musumba.
He said that the authority had posted signs warning drivers to stay away from the schools.
“We want to have a setting where schools are very secure. Drivers must use extreme caution near those schools, according to Musumba.
The laws will be enforced very soon, and if we catch cars honking in particular places, we’ll act quickly.
There are special needs and very young child schools among the 41 schools.
When a car is busy honking at a child in a wheelchair crossing the street, it is really moving. It is just wrong,” Musumba remarked.
He stated that both private and public service vehicles will be subject to the regulations.
NTSA is now operating a program in schools where students are taught about road safety precautions, such as crossing busy thoroughfares.
The National Police Service and the Matatu Owners Association agreed in July to work together to address the problems affecting the transportation industry.
Both MOA chairman Albert Karakacha and deputy inspector general Douglas Kanja made commitments to follow industry laws and regulations and combat corruption.
He claimed that the action will guarantee road safety in Kenya.
According to the Kenya Demographic Health Survey conducted in 2023, at least 4,690 persons died on Kenyan roadways in 2022.
21,757 people were killed in traffic accidents in the year, up 5.5% over the 20,625 fatalities reported in 2021.
There were 4,579 people who died in traffic accidents in 2021.
NTSA: No Hooting And Over-speeding Near Schools
