As part of its mandate, which is to promote road user safety programmes, Road Fund has sponsored the Annual Road Safety Christmas and New Year Awareness Campaign, to run from December 10, 2024 to January 03, 2025.
The Campaign was launched by the Minister of Public Works and Transport Mr. Matjato Moteane via Lesotho Television on Thursday.
The theme for the campaign has been unveiled as “Vehicle Inspection, Speed and drinking and driving Campaign”. The intention is to further educate the nation about the importance of keeping safe on the roads during the festive season by driving within the stipulated speed limit, as high speed indeed kills.
In his speech, the Minister said the success of the Campaign depends on all stakeholders coming together to join hands in dealing with safety on the roads, urging road users to take road safety seriously, as many lives are lost on the roads due to among others reckless driving, negligence and drunken driving.
“Statistics from the Road Safety Research Section reveal that in 2023, 221 road accidents occurred on the country’s roads, claiming about 99 pedestrian lives including adults and children. These are unnecessary deaths and can be avoided. I encourage you to drive carefully not only for your benefit as drivers but for all other road users as well’, he reiterated.
He further urged pedestrians to be equally cognisant of their safety at all times, adding that no road user should lose their lives to road accidents, especially during the campaign period.
He concluded by requesting road users and the general public to work hand in hand with the Road Safety officials and their stakeholders to make the Campaign a success that is intended to be.
The Campaign is held annually under different themes to educate the nation about the importance of keeping safe on the roads, not only during Campaign times but at all times.
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Phumla Moleko (Mrs.)
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Email: molekop@roadfund.org.ls
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