Former Chikankata District Commissioner, Peter Mwiinde has appealed to authorities to consider putting up measures so as to curtail the persistence road fatalities along the Mazabuka-Chikankata road in order to save lives.
Mr Mwiinde said perpetual road fatalities along Turnpike Mazabuka road in Southern province has been a matter of concern for some time now.
The former DC said people have been crying for speed humps in densely populated crossing points such as Shamayuwa, Nasenga secondary School, Buche Buche Community School and CHICO school but to no avail.
He said barely a week passes without recording a fatal road accident along Turnpike Mazabuka road in Southern province.
He said this is due to over speeding of vehicles owing to the smooth road network.
Mr Mwiinde said, as person coming from Mabwetuba in Chikankata district in Chieftainess Mwenda of the Basanje Tonga speaking people, he and the people of both Chikankata and Mazabuka are concerned with this sad development.
Yesterday, Two people yet again died on the spot near Munali Hills adding that just for the Month of February alone ,over 20 people perished due to road accidents along Turnpike Mazabuka road,a thing the former DC said makes sad reading.
How come the number of Road fatalities have gone up sharply since upnd took over? When I say these are sacrifices some say I am being political
THE NEGLECT FOR 10 Years BY PF GOONS
WHAT DOES ONE EXPECT ?
DEVELOPED LUSAKA AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER PROVINCES
THANK GOODNESS THEY HISTORY
Sometimes it’s not the authorities that are to blame for these fatal accidents but the drivers. The other thing is that most towns are poorly designed. You can’t have highways passing through densely populated town centres. This is the cause of the accidents at Mazabuka Shoprite. We have one of the most slow traffic and it’s irritating. We can’t have speed limits of as low 40km/h on highways! It takes over an hour to drive. Even if you erect speed humps reckless drivers will still cause accidents. It’s unfortunate that most traffic offenses that include fatal accidents are punishable by fines. I think we need to re-look at the whole issue. The manner in which we drive is different. The 2 distinct habits are from those that earn a living by being on the road and those that use the…
The 2 distinct habits are from those that earn a living by being on the road and those that use the road to get to their destinations. The biggest culprits are those that earn a living through the roads like bus drives, taxis, trucks etc
Blaming either the PF or the Upnd is not the solution. Solution lies in road user education. Some accidents have have happened on very good roads and others on bad roads. So the onus lies squarely on the users.
Misleading place names. Chikankata is not along the road from Turnpike to Mazabuka, it is some 30 km south along a gravel road (with only about 5 km tar), where Chikankata Hospital is. You get there by turning off the Turnpike-Mazabuka tar road at a place called ‘Chikankat turnoff’, just after the Dallas Ranch incline if you are coming from Turnpike. Ignore this business about a new district called ‘Chikankata’ along the main tar rod from Turnpike to Mazabuka, that is confusing. No need for a new ‘district’, the whole district should remain as Mazabuka as it has always been, including the place where Chikankata Hospital is.