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Lusaka, 3rd October 2022: ZRST has been supporting cycling as a mode of sustainable transportation since 2014. While many people want to bike, bicycles are out of the price range of many people and many Zambians from low-income families need a bit of a push to buy them. Unfortunately cycling on our roads is also … Read more
Lusaka, 24th April, 2022: The Zambia Police has released its quarterly statistics for road traffic fatalities for the first 3 months of 2022 and the numbers are dark and deeply concerning. Police data show 568 people perished on Zambia roads in the first three months of 2022 compared to 405 killed last year during the … Read more
Delivered by Honourable Frank M. Tayali, MPMinister of Transport and LogisticsMarch 2022Madam SpeakerWith the leave of the House, kindly permit me to express my profound Gratitude to you Madam Speaker, for allowing me this rare opportunity to deliver this Ministerial Statement on the continued escalation of road traffic crashes and fatalities on our roads.It is … Read more
Lusaka, 24th January 2022: The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), the leading Road Safety NGO, is calling on the government to urgently improve national road safety management, after the police confirmed COVID’s restrictions, lockdowns, and reduced traffic volumes did not stop Zambia’s road toll rising by 27.9 per cent (from 1,690 to 2,163 deaths) in … Read more
During the year 2021, a total number of 32,372 road traffic accidents were recorded countrywide, in which 1,757 were fatal road traffic accidents of which 2,163 persons were killed, 2,988 were serious road traffic accidents in which 5,307 persons were seriously injured, 6,231 were Slight road traffic accidents in which 9,182 persons were slightly injured … Read more
Lusaka: 19th November 2021. The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), the nation’s leading NGO for Road Safety, calls upon the New Dawn Government to invest at least USD 1Billion, in safe road Infrastructure in the next 5 years. There is compelling evidence worldwide to indicate that upgrading infrastructure offers significant improvements for road safety. ZRST … Read more
Ref: Call to End Road Traffic Deaths in Zambia Congratulations on your Election as the 7th President of Zambia! You are taking office at a time in Zambian history when our country is facing many challenges. We are writing to bring your attention to one of the immense, but solvable challenges facing Zambia, and one … Read more
In Africa, there are no sidewalks in more than 65 per cent of the road network – forcing pedestrians and cyclists to commute in unsafe and unpredictable conditions. The lack of consistent and reliable infrastructure for these people, who often represent the poorest and most vulnerable, contributes to exacerbating inequalities and unacceptably high road fatalities. Unfortunately, … Read more
22nd September has become known as World Car Free Day. In cities across the globe, car free days celebrate the benefits of non-motorized transport, like bicycling or walking. The celebrations have grown in popularity since the first formally organized events in the mid-1990s. Zambia held its first Car Free Day on Sunday,18th April 2021.It was … Read more
Media Contacts:Mailos Mwale, Communications Advisor, ZRST0953736461 mailos.mwale@@zambianroadsafety.org/Daniel Mwamba, Chairman, ZRST0961475610 daniel.mwamba@zambianroadsafety.org July 13, 2021LUSAKA – The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), the nation’s leading NGO for Road Safety, The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), University of York (UK) together with the UN Environment’s (UNEP) Share the Road Programme is undertaking a 24-month project to strengthen the … Read more