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Road signs in Zambia are based on the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual, [1] [2] [3] a document designed to harmonise traffic signs in member states of the Southern Africa Development Community. Zambia drives on the left .
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are all Southern African Development Community (SADC) members who drive on the left and use the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) used in the United States has also influenced signing practices in other countries.
In the 1970s Zambia had one of the best highway networks in sub-Saharan Africa. In 1991 it was estimated by the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) that 80 percent of the road network had deteriorated and out of total road assets valued at US$2.3 billion, US$400 million had been lost due to neglected maintenance.
Local traffic road signs usually employ black text on white. Exceptions are the Czech Republic (yellow-on-black), Finland (white-on-black), Austria and Spain (white-on-green), as well as Denmark, Iceland and Poland (blue-on-white). Tourist sighting signs usually employ white on some shade of brown. Detours use black on a shade of yellow or orange.
The M12 road is the road that connects Chipata with Lundazi and Chama. [2] [3] Together with the Great East Road (T4) to Lusaka, it is the main route connecting Chama and Lundazi with the rest of the country. The M12 is a road in a poor condition. [11] [12] Traffic sign on the Great East Road at the junction with the M12 in Chipata
M20 road (Zambia) R. Road signs in Zambia; T. T1 road (Zambia) T2 road (Zambia) T3 road (Zambia) T4 road (Zambia) T5 road (Zambia) T6 road (Zambia)
The program, in partnership with education ministries in Zambia and Zimbabwe, aims to help young people — particularly marginalized girls — build climate resilience and explore green careers.
Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. [4] To reduce global road traffic deaths and injuries, road safety should be a priority for policy-makers around the world, particularly in low- and middleincome countries, where the death rates are the highest.