Cameroon: Drivers Show Positive Attitudes in Road Safety Campaign

Since the month of April 2013 when the on-going road safety campaign was launched nationwide, road users say they are beginning to witness some major positive changes when using the road. One of such is the limited or very conscious manner in which people use mobile cell phones when driving.

Rather unusually, it is common to see drivers putting on seatbelts. Jeannine M, a road user, says she has noticed a significant drop in the manner in which taxi drivers overload passengers. Given that they risk paying a fine when caught during circulation, taxi men have learned not to over-load passengers as before.

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