CHIPATA MOTORBIKE RIDERS REGISTER EN MASSE AFTER RTSA CRACKDOWN
Over 400 motorbike riders in Chipata, Eastern Province, have registered their bikes with the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA).
This is out of 700 motorbikes that were impounded by the RTSA due to non-compliance.
The registration drive is part of an ongoing 10-day safety awareness and enforcement initiative focused on ensuring that riders adhere to safety standards—a growing concern amid rising accident rates in the city.
Chipata Mayor George Mwanza, who addressed the affected motorbike riders, emphasized the importance of compliance, noting that riders were the main contributors to several accidents in the city.
Meanwhile, Zambia Police Traffic Assistant Superintendent Chigonke Muyunda advised riders to avoid riding or parking their bikes between 6:00 PM and 5:00 AM, citing increased vulnerability to criminal activity during these hours.
One of the riders, Gift Moyo from Magazine Compound, pleaded with RTSA to grant a grace period for registration.
ZNBC
Grace period? What happens if a crime is committed using an unregistered bike? These have become a form of public transport. The unregistered bike have no insurance. What happens when the rider and passenager are in an accident?
People should not be so naive with the lives of the public.