{"id":35469,"date":"2017-07-23T14:21:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T14:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/police-warns-on-traffic-rules-during-campaigns\/"},"modified":"2017-07-23T14:19:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T14:19:54","slug":"police-warns-on-traffic-rules-during-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/police-warns-on-traffic-rules-during-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Police warns on traffic rules during campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{The National Police Traffic and Road Safety department has called for vigilance to protect and ensure the safety of all road users.}<\/p>\n<p>The call was made by the spokesperson for Traffic and Road Safety department, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Emmanuel Kabanda, who explained that some motorists breach traffic rules and regulations especially in the ongoing presidential campaigns, calling it \u201can intolerable malpractice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe campaigns or any other events do not replace laws; they are organized and conducted in consideration of other legal and safety instruments, and traffic rules and regulations are among those legal tools that ensure that people are safe on roads as they enjoy their electoral rights,\u201d CIP Kabanda said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery vehicle should be used for its purpose and with all the requirements. If it\u2019s licensed to transport people or goods, that should be respected. Appropriate action will be taken against any driver or vehicle that will be found in activities that are contrary,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that although there are no major incidents in the ongoing election campaigns, road users should remain vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>The traffic spokesperson outlined having vehicle insurance and mechanical inspection certificate, driver\u2019s license as well as respecting road safety signposts, as some of the requirements to prevent road carnage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean that if your mechanical inspection certificate is still valid, you can\u2019t again take your vehicle for inspection. It\u2019s about acting responsibly and vigilance. It is all about your safety, the safety of passengers and all road users, and at the same time ensuring the well-being of families and dependent\u2019s,\u201d CIP Kabanda said.<br \/>\nHe also reminded motorcyclists to always wear helmets, reflector jackets, have insurance and driver\u2019s license, and strictly transport one passenger.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-21265 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gf-12.jpg\" alt=\" The spokesperson for Traffic and Road Safety department, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Emmanuel Kabanda\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{The National Police Traffic and Road Safety department has called for vigilance to protect and ensure the safety of all road users.} The call was made by the spokesperson for Traffic and Road Safety department, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Emmanuel Kabanda, who explained that some motorists breach traffic rules and regulations especially in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-35469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35469\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35469"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=35469"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=35469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}