Bangui posters urge motorcycle taxis to slow down near schools
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lengosongo
The Central African Republic’s transport minister denied that posters displayed in Bangui require motorcycle taxis to carry only one passenger. He told drivers’ representatives that the images mainly call on them to slow down near schools to prevent accidents, Lengosongo reports.
The Central African Republic’s Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation explained in Bangui on 21 October that posters showing motorcycle taxis carrying one passenger do not limit the number of people they may carry. Their aim is to encourage drivers to slow down near schools, he said at a meeting with drivers’ representatives, Lengosongo reports.
The minister said a regulatory document was being prepared to officially set the number of passengers permitted on a motorcycle. Until it is published, he urged drivers to be cautious and not to believe rumours. The awareness campaign is taking place during the start of the school year, as pupils’ journeys increase in Bangui’s neighbourhoods.
The meeting brought together the national bureau of motorcycle taxi drivers and route delegates. The minister said he was satisfied that they understood the message conveyed by the posters.
The road safety awareness campaign follows the deaths of six people in an accident involving a lorry and trailer at PK12, near Bangui, on 7 October, reported in our article on the PK12 accident.
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