Addis Ababa mandates seat belts, bans cell phone use while driving
December 24th, 2009 | by addis portal |Addis Ababa, December 23, 2009 — It was the new wave of traffic regulations that have befallen the city of Addis Abeba sending drivers in the city into a frenzy over the past two weeks. The regulation bans the use of cell phones, while driving including using any kind of accessories; such as wireless Bluetooth devices and headsets. It also stresses mandatory seatbelt fastening while driving. These mandates are effective as of tomorrow, December 21, 2009.
Drivers around the city have been scrambling to buy the required accessories for weeks now.
The new rule would help to reduce number of drivers’ and pedestrians’ lives claimed by traffic accidents, they indicated. Oromia, Amhara, and Tigray states have already enforced the rule, reports Walta Info.
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