Zimbabwe Launches Speed Monitoring System For Public Service Vehicles, Grants 3-6 Month Grace Period
Zimbabwe has rolled out a new system to monitor the speed of public service vehicles, giving operators between three and six months to adjust to the technology before enforcement fully takes effect.
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona launched the National Speed Monitoring System in Harare on Wednesday as Government steps up efforts to improve road safety and strengthen oversight of public transport operators.
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Grace Period For Operators
The grace period is intended to give public service vehicle operators enough time to comply with the new monitoring requirements.
The system is expected to help authorities track the speed and movement of public service vehicles while providing information that can be used to identify non-compliance and support enforcement.
It comes against the backdrop of Government regulations introduced in 2023 requiring public service vehicles to have speed limiting devices set at a maximum of 100km/h.
New System To Strengthen Oversight
Speaking at the launch, Mhona said the technology would give authorities better access to information about how public service vehicles are being operated.
He said the initiative was designed to improve safety, accountability and efficiency rather than simply serve as a tool for policing motorists.
“The National Speed Monitoring System is being introduced as part of our commitment to ensuring compliance with this Statutory Instrument. It provides an important technological mechanism through which public service vehicles can be monitored and managed in accordance with the requirements governing their operation,” Mhona said.
According to the minister, the system will also provide data that can assist authorities with regulatory oversight, interventions and public transport planning.
He said the ultimate objective was to save lives and contribute to Zimbabwe’s target of reducing road fatalities by 25 percent by 2030.
100km/h Speed Limit
The monitoring system follows Statutory Instrument 118 of 2023, which introduced requirements for speed limiting and monitoring devices on public service vehicles.
Under the regulations, the vehicles must be fitted with devices that prevent them from exceeding 100km/h.
Operators are also required to retain speed-monitoring data and related records for at least six months so that they can be inspected by authorised officers.
The new system therefore provides the technological framework through which compliance with those requirements can be monitored more effectively.
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