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Kinyarwanda
Commercial motorcyclists have been urged to promote road safety and warned against violating traffic rules, which lead to unnecessary road accidents.
The caution was presented by District Police Commander of Karongi District, Superintendent Dieudonne Rwangombwa, during a one-day sensitization seminar on May 11, with over 140 commercial motorcyclists operating in the area.
The seminar also attracted residents and local leaders of Karongi.
In his address, Superintendent Rwangombwa said that most road accidents are caused by violation of road safety rules and carelessness of commercial motorcyclists – a habit they should address by being more responsible while using roads.
“Over speeding not only puts you and your passengers at risk, but also endangers safety of other road users. This dangerous habit should stop – and you should sensitize your colleagues who are always in the habit of disrespecting traffic rules,” he said.
“We need full cooperation of all members of the motorists associations to understand this message. Association leaders should come up with measures to regulate the conduct of their members on the roads and work with Police to ensure that road traffic rules are followed by penalizing culprits.”
He also warned the motorcyclists against corruption tendencies, such as offering bribes to traffic police officers and reminded them to always denounce criminals such as drug dealers, who want to infiltrate their profession.
The motorcyclists in general commended RNP for reaching out to them with important messages and pledged to closely work with the Police to ensure road safety.
