Mind set road user education needed- Joe Walker
Joseph Beyanga aka Joe Walker who is leading a road safety campaign has called for a behavioral and mindset change among motorists and pedestrians. Speaking to KFM, Beyanga who has so far walked over 130KM out of the 320KM journey from Kampala to Bushenyi says much as the country has infrastructure and vehicle challenges, many of the motorists are careless while on the road. Beyanga who this afternoon reached Masaka town says he has observed for the four days he has spent walking along the Kampala-Masaka highway that drivers overtake at sharp corners while others over speed and have no respect for...
More than 70kms covered in two days as Joe walks to save lives
The team making the 320km walk from Kampala to Bushenyi in the Joe Walker “Safe Roads Save lives” campaign have so far covered 72km. The walk that started on February 28 at the Monitor Publications Ltd headquarters in Namuwongo started its third day today, March 2nd. Led by Mr Joseph Beyanga, the campaign seeks to raise awareness on road safety. “We will make stops in Mpigi, Buwama, Lukaya, Masaka, Lyantonde, Mbarara, Bushenyi, creating awareness, drumming up one message; safe roads save lives,” Beyanga said before the start of the walk. On the first day, the team walked 40km from Namuwongo to Mpigi before...