{"id":63960,"date":"2022-08-05T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays"},"modified":"2022-08-05T19:12:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T17:12:25","slug":"transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays","title":{"rendered":"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The government has assured members of the public that police officers and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers will be heavily deployed along the country\u2019s major roads during this year\u2019s Heroes and Defence Forces holidays.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona said this will be done to ensure that motorists abide by all traffic laws in a bid to curb road traffic accidents.<\/p>\n

Mhona urged drivers to desist from overspeeding or driving under the influence of alcohol and other illicit substances as these are criminal offences. He said:<\/p>\n

As we approach the Heroes\u2019 and Defence Forces\u2019 holidays, it is critical to note that there will be an inevitable increase in travel, as many of us will want to commemorate the holidays with family and friends. In light of this, the focus on road safety becomes critical.<\/p>\n

Motorists are, therefore, urged to make their holiday journeys safer through careful preparation and making the right choices.<\/p>\n

This is a significant time for our nation, and no holiday should be marred by road carnage that can be circumvented through simple adherence to road rules.<\/p>\n

I would also like to appeal to operators of public service vehicles and private motorists to desist from using defective and unroadworthy motor vehicles.<\/p>\n

Drivers should adhere to regulated speed limits, as excessive speeding and reckless driving are major contributors to road carnage.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, driving under the influence of alcohol and like substances is a punishable offence and is unacceptable.<\/p>\n

It is our responsibility not only as motorists but as travellers to preserve the sanctity of life by being law-abiding citizens who practice a high degree of care, especially when driving.<\/p>\n

To further prevent road traffic-related injuries and fatalities, the Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Vehicle Inspectorate Department will be participating in joint enforcement operations throughout the holiday period.<\/p>\n

Our Traffic Safety Council will also undertake road safety awareness campaigns to encourage road users to make their contribution toward road safety.<\/p>\n

May I take this opportunity to wish all Zimbabweans a safe and accident-free Heroes\u2019 and Defence Forces\u2019 holidays.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The government has assured members of the public that police officers and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers will be heavily deployed along the country\u2019s major roads during this year\u2019s Heroes and Defence Forces holidays. In a statement, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona said this will be done to ensure that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":63959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,35,15],"tags":[11174,11026,1493,2189,3323,6830,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-63960","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-community","9":"category-homepage-english","10":"category-twitter","11":"tag-2022-defence-forces-day","12":"tag-2022-heroes-day","13":"tag-africa-press","14":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","15":"tag-felix-mhona","16":"tag-motorists","17":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"\nTransport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The government has assured members of the public that police officers and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The government has assured members of the public that police officers and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-05T15:00:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-05T17:12:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_18-62ed4f60df0b9.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"929\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"470\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays\",\"name\":\"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays - zimbabwe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_18-62ed4f60df0b9.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-05T15:00:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-05T17:12:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4\"},\"description\":\"The government has assured members of the public that police officers and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_18-62ed4f60df0b9.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_18-62ed4f60df0b9.jpg\",\"width\":929,\"height\":470,\"caption\":\"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/\",\"name\":\"zimbabwe\",\"description\":\"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays - zimbabwe","description":"The government has assured members of the public that police officers and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays","og_description":"The government has assured members of the public that police officers and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays","og_site_name":"zimbabwe","article_published_time":"2022-08-05T15:00:22+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-08-05T17:12:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":929,"height":470,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_18-62ed4f60df0b9.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays","name":"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays - zimbabwe","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_18-62ed4f60df0b9.jpg","datePublished":"2022-08-05T15:00:22+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-05T17:12:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4"},"description":"The government has assured members of the public that police officers and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_18-62ed4f60df0b9.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2022\/08\/postQueueImg_18-62ed4f60df0b9.jpg","width":929,"height":470,"caption":"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/transport-minister-appeals-to-motorists-ahead-of-holidays#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Transport Minister Appeals To Motorists Ahead Of Holidays"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/","name":"zimbabwe","description":"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/#\/schema\/person\/2e02b5816e71b1149d79877f669a85e4","name":"cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}