{"id":6339,"date":"2020-04-02T15:49:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=6339"},"modified":"2020-04-02T15:49:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:49:40","slug":"more-needs-to-be-done-to-curb-bodaboda-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/culture-and-art\/more-needs-to-be-done-to-curb-bodaboda-madness","title":{"rendered":"MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CURB BODABODA MADNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> MOTORCYCLES are a common mode of transportation in low-and middle-income countries.<\/p>\n

Tanzania, in particular, has experienced an increased use of motorcycles in the last decade.<\/p>\n

In Dar es Salaam, motorcycles provide door-to-door travel and often operate where more conventional services are uneconomical or physically impossible to maneuver.<\/p>\n

Although motorcycles play a crucial role in improving mobility in the city, they have several safety issues. Motorcycle injuries constitute a major but neglected emerging public health problem in developing countries (Tanzania being among them) and contribute significantly to the overall road traffic injuries.<\/p>\n

However, motorcycle accidents which cause injuries and death have not received the adequate attention they deserve as the situation is worsening.<\/p>\n

The people who are affected by motorcycle accidents are mostly in their most productive years (15-44 years). These deaths are a huge drain on the country\u2019s human resources.<\/p>\n

Also, when a head of household dies or is seriously injured in a road traffic accident, the whole family is plunged into poverty and psychological torture. Motorcycle accidents are, therefore, a big problem to the government and the society of Tanzania.<\/p>\n

Reckless driving, speeding, alcohol drinking and riding without a helmet are among the causes of commercial motorcycle accidents.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement agents, including traffic police should be strict on commercial motorcyclists who violate traffic rules and regulations.<\/p>\n

There should be strict penalties against anybody contravening the road traffic rules, including over speeding, alcoholic drink and driving, riders without helmet, carrying more than one passenger and other offences.<\/p>\n

Road infrastructure should continuously be improved.<\/p>\n

Most of the riders of commercial motorcycles are not aware of cycling regulations, while others have not heard about Road Traffic Act operating in the country.<\/p>\n

Funds should be made available by the government for the creation of road safety awareness, using different media of communications as a form of national orientation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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