Zimbabwe cops are telling traffic officers to back off after motorists got heated about vehicle seizures over petty stuff. Commissioner Paul Nyathi held a press conference in Bulawayo and said nobody authorized police to impound cars because drivers forgot their emergency triangle or reflective jacket at home.
Provincial commanders got orders to brief their traffic units on how to act less aggressively when they pull people over. Nyathi warned that officers who keep threatening drivers with illegal seizures will face consequences. He also went after the mshikashika operators running unregistered public transport and blamed them for fatal crashes with overloaded vehicles.
The police spokesman criticized motorists for not knowing basic road rules but said the crackdown needs to stay focused on actual safety issues like bald tires instead of administrative violations.
Provincial commanders got orders to brief their traffic units on how to act less aggressively when they pull people over. Nyathi warned that officers who keep threatening drivers with illegal seizures will face consequences. He also went after the mshikashika operators running unregistered public transport and blamed them for fatal crashes with overloaded vehicles.
The police spokesman criticized motorists for not knowing basic road rules but said the crackdown needs to stay focused on actual safety issues like bald tires instead of administrative violations.
