Zambia starts implementing ban on public vehicles moving at night

Authorities in Zambia have started implementing a law banning the movement of public vehicles at night as a way of curbing road accidents, the country's road safety agency said on Tuesday.

The Road Transport and Safety Agency said the law restricting the movement of public vehicles at night came into effect on Monday, November 28, 2016.

The road safety agency has since reminded all operators and members of the public to adhere to the ban as it was now law, adding that failure to adhere to the law will attract a three month imprisonment, according to a statement.

Among vehicles not allowed to move between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. include locally and foreign registered public service vehicles, passenger and goods vehicles, it added.

The road safety agency noted that sufficient evidence gathered have indicated that both passengers and goods public vehicles contributed significantly to road traffic crashes occurring at night. Endit