{"id":5268,"date":"2024-10-22T07:20:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=5268"},"modified":"2024-10-22T07:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:20:19","slug":"drivers-warned-over-illegal-overtaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=5268","title":{"rendered":"Drivers Warned Over Illegal Overtaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Crimes and Courts Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A concerning situation has emerged on the Harare-Masvingo highway, where 30-tonne haulage trucks have been observed overtaking other vehicles in prohibited zones, significantly endangering the lives of both motorists and passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drivers are strictly prohibited from overtaking in areas marked by double white lines, yet this reckless behavior has become increasingly common on the country\u2019s roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The consequences of such actions are severe, as road accidents claim countless lives each year, with reckless driving identified as a leading cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To combat this alarming trend, authorities suggest that increased police presence on the roads, along with enhanced driver training and retesting, could play a crucial role in reducing road carnage. Additionally, implementing defensive driving courses and launching public awareness campaigns are vital steps that can help promote safer driving practices among all road users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crimes and Courts Correspondent A concerning situation has emerged on the Harare-Masvingo highway, where 30-tonne haulage trucks have been observed overtaking other vehicles in prohibited zones, significantly endangering the lives&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-court"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5268"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5270,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5268\/revisions\/5270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}