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CAG Bus Conductor Says Their 65 Seater Buses Board 102 Passengers

12 months agoThu, 11 Jan 2024 08:37:42 GMT
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CAG Bus Conductor Says Their 65 Seater Buses Board 102 Passengers

 A CAG Travellers Coaches conductor has been recorded declaring that their 65 seater buses carry 102 passengers just a few days after another bus belonging to the company killed five passengers in an accident along the Karoi-Binga road.

On Monday, the conductor of a CAG bus operating the Kariba-Harare bus (ADC 0721) was recorded boasting that the bus carried passengers above its stipulated capacity.

On Tuesday, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Felix Mhona expressed concern over road traffic accidents caused by recklessness and negligence by Public Service Vehicle (PSV) drivers.

Asked by NewZimbabwe.com why he was doing so, the conductor said their bus carried more than 100 passengers because they were not concerned about the number of people on it but focused more on the weight their vehicle carried. Said the conductor:

What is your problem? How has what we are doing affected you? This bus carries 102 passengers and anyway we focus on the weight this bus can carry so we are not overloaded.

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The bus loader’s colleague on the same trip, wearing CAG’s Green uniform also took an active role in overloading the bus.

In Chinhoyi over 20 passengers were tricked into boarding the bus. A woman who spoke to NewZimbabwe.com said:

They told us to buy tickets before boarding, and they told us seats were there but now we are being forced to stand to Harare while carrying babies on our backs.

On Tuesday, Mhona issued a statement warning all transport operators, associations, motorists, and members of the public that stern measures will be taken provided by the country’s laws against those who wantonly and blatantly violate road traffic rules and regulations. He said:

The safety and security of all road users cannot be taken for granted. We will not hesitate to suspend and cancel the licenses of drivers and operators who violate traffic rules and regulations.

We urge all road traffic law enforcement agencies to be on high alert to enforce the road traffic laws and ensure that non-compliant drivers and vehicles do not our roads.

Mhona’s statement was in response to the viral video which captured a near accident involving a cross-border bus belonging to Mzansi Express, a haulage truck carrying highly flammable gases and other motorists.

He said the driver of the bus violated Sections 51, 52 and 53 of the Road Traffic All [Chapter 13:111 which prohibit driving without due care and attention or reasonable consideration for others, negligent or dangerous driving and reckless driving.

Meanwhile, CAG Travellers Coaches won the 2023 Best Transport Solution and Management Project with the first runner-up being InterAfrica followed by Trip Trans.

The awards organised by the Chartered Institute of Project Managers Zimbabwe (CIPMZ) were held at a local Harare hotel on 08 December 2023.

CAG Travellers director Afra Nhanhanga received the award under the Zimbabwe Project Management Achievements Awards.

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23 Comments

I blame passengers and ZRP on overload · 12 months ago
Ini kana ndirimubhazi kombi kana honda fit uka speeder ndinototaura kuti driver uchatikuvadzira mari shoma yaurikumhanyira, kana uchida ku cover go back to school
tafman · 12 months ago
so sad indeed
Taona · 12 months ago
Ngaribve route yeHarare Turf vari rough veCAG
why CAG ko stallion · 12 months ago
ndakabva Bulawayo ndirimu stallion kusvika masvingo ndakangomira but no one at road blocks took action only collecting bribes
Tsuronzuma · 12 months ago
Nyarara hako wakafamba papfupi iwe, hauna chawati waona. Vic Falls to Harare ndimire. Ndakasvika mu.su.ri waruza ma valves
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🚩 · 12 months ago
The frequency of road carnage at CAG is alarming, obviously it might be caused by this arrogant disdain in keeping with official number of passengers prescribed by the manufacturers. The police must act with diligence in cases such as this.
sibs · 12 months ago
its bad when its done by others how many passengers does zupco bus carries 125 to 130 one local trip so its CAG now becomes a problem the truth is speeding is the result of accident and poor roads and roads signals
, · 12 months ago
shame zviriko izvi mapurisa don't check all that vanongoda Mari yavo chete , lawless country money rules mu Zim than law
,, · 12 months ago
Anapombi yadonha muneyi ko? Ko asi ngade mari ndiyanai? anoyiramba ndiyani? munofa musuna chinhu sembwa.
VZ · 12 months ago
the gvmnt is busy chasing mushikashika cars while bus operators are the one who break the laws to the last extend. our have you ever seen a bus in VID yard? transport minister is letting us down. let alone this fool minister of Agric, I have no words for him
Anonymous · 12 months ago
Almost every driver on the road now breaks the law. Not only mushikashika, but taxis, buses and private as well. It is a sign of a failure of the police as they apply the law selectively. Any civil servant from the security branch can themselves break the law or any vehicle they own that transports people can break the law. The law must apply to all or it applies to no-one.
CECIL JOHN RHODES · 12 months ago
Unless government pays proper salaries to civil servants corruption will not be eradicated. Currently police officers and VID demand USD 2.00 to USD 5.00 as passage fee.
Anonymous · 12 months ago
Sorry, but I don't believe. It is now a part of daily life, from the person who sweeps the floor and anyone higher. If you pay them more, they will want more money for the bribe. I agree a livable wage is important, but it will not resolve corruption.
. · 12 months ago
Corruption is a dishonest mindset that's hard to change once embedded in the individual.
🧐 🤔 🤨 🙄 🤪 · 12 months ago
Ma innovation hubs hero basa Design a device that counts the number of passengers to board in the bus against its tare when loaded with luggage against tyre pressure failure to comply with certain requirements bhazi harifambe kana kuto disengage fuel supply It's sound a dream but ka fit kangu ndozvakave besides kusa famba if doors are not closed shut also tare ikaita overload haifambe🤨
Hacker · 12 months ago
Easy to do but will be disabled by the drivers.
🚩 · 12 months ago
What we know, some are too Zanu pf to be arrested. How many road blocks do these buses pass with the overloaded passengers scot free. If the manufacturer of the bus endorses 65 passengers to be carried by the bus that must be respected. They know the limitations of their buses very well. Remember people's lives once destroyed are never recovered.
· 12 months ago
Kunogadzirwa mabus Aya kune vanhu vakasimba kuno kune tsotso saka chero dzikapidzwa 200 hazvina basa dznongorema zvakafanana nevanhu 65
Anonymous · 12 months ago
I would suppose that is what is approved by VID as well. Not only the manufacturer.
Ndini · 12 months ago
Zanupf gave CAG All buses that were Bulawayo now no single bus in Bulawayo IZanu sooo
Anonymous · 12 months ago
Mapurisa anotonyorwawo pama road blocks vosiya richipfuura. Take for example bhazi ranzi rinofamba ku Chinhoyi iro, zvinoreva here kuti all the way to Harare hapana road block? Saka mapurisa anorisiya richipfuura yet raka overloader. Hazviperi izvi untill corruption yemapurisa yapera vanenge vari muma road blocks.

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