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Greater safety on our roads, for Zimbabwean citizens and visitors alike, is the constant concern of the representatives of the people, who annually allocate large sums for: road works; traffic management; traffic control; and enforcement of traffic laws. This Highway Code (Code) aims to help you use the road safely as a motorist, cyclist, pedestrian, passenger, animal rider or drover, and to equip you with information on how to conduct yourself appropriately and responsibly, for the general good of all road- users. You are required to know your traffic laws. To disobey them is a betrayal of the trust that Society placed in you when you were authorised to share the roads with others. Obeying laws is not in itself sufficient to ensure good or safe road behaviour. There is need for a great sense of responsibility and a constant awareness of the ever- present possibility of road traffic collisions/crashes. The Code suggests numerous ways which can help you ensure your own safety and that of others. Do not merely read it; STUDY and apply it, because being involved in killing or maiming someone may haunt you for the rest of your life. Avoid this by behaving as the Code requires you to.