The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA), has secured convictions of nine motorists in the Solwezi subordinate court for driving under the influence of alcohol.
This follows the conviction of five other motorists in the run-up to Christmas day in the Ndola Subordinate Court.
The motorists, who were all found to have been driving above the legal limit have all had their driver’s license suspended for periods ranging from one month to nine months and have also all been slapped with a K 5,000 fine for each.
Meanwhile, four more motorists are yet to appear in court in Solwezi for the same offence.
The RTSA is urging motorists to desist from driving under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating liquor as this has been identified as one of the leading causes of road accidents.
The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has scaled up law enforcement targeting excessive speed, drink driving and unlicensed drivers, among others, over the festive season and has also reiterated its call to all road users to be extra cautious over this period even as the Agency accelerates interventions to reduce the risk of road users being involved in road accidents.
The RTSA is now employing a new strategy relating to drinking driving and will now concentrate more on prosecuting offenders and suspension of driver licenses as opposed to just fines as a deterrent measure.
This is contained in a statement issued to the media in Lusaka yesterday by RTSA Public Relations Manager Mukela Mangolwa.
That thing heisblowing through to be used on everybody is not healthy especially with COVID 19, there should be a better way of finding out if someone has taken beyond the legal limits or not. Imagine bantu bonse blowing throughthe same iping, others would have taken kachasu etc
Please just fine them and also arrest the perpetual offenders. For me I have given all the keys to my 30 vehicles to my beautiful wlfe regina to hide away from me. This is because I know I will be drinking heavily tonight and do not want to be tempted to drive and put lives at risk. Remember ZLM- zambian lives matter
Think I know this chap from Chingola
Lol ba KZ you should have called me to be your driver for today and tomorrow,,,,,, nice move you have made,,,,
@Kaizar Zulu, greatly retarded. Zambia is a nation of laws, this do with which life matter. And koswe, all you need are 2-3 vehicles.
Ku Solwezi???
RATSA seem to be avoiding the capital city lest they embarrass a top PF official.