Public Service Vehicle (PSVs) drivers will now have to undergo mental and physical tests if a raft of measures being formulated by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to curb road accidents sails through.
The NTSA has drafted new regulations aimed at decreasing the huge number of lives lost through road accidents in the country.
In the new regulations seen by Citizen Digital, it will be mandatory for all PSV drivers to undergo mental tests after every 3 years.
The drivers and their conductors will also be required to undergo fresher training after every 3 years.
According to NTSA, the new road safety reforms will also include installation of new speed governors in PSVs that will relay data in real time.
The new speed governors according to the NTSA will not be easily tampered with as the case is now.
In the new regulations, schools offering driving classes will be vetted after allegations that some of them could be offering substandard training.
Citizen Digital reports that in the new NTSA regulations, a new curriculum for training and testing of motor vehicle drivers and motorcycle riders will be introduced.
Furthermore, issuance of driving licenses is also set to change, with the Government now seeking to roll out merit based smart licenses, where drivers will be rated according to road offences committed.
Statistics by NTSA shows that over 3000 lives are lost on Kenyan roads annually with majority caused by drivers and pedestrians failure to observe of traffic laws and regulations.