ANGOLA SUPPORTS "DISTRACTED DRIVING INITIATIVE"

UNCLAS LUANDA 000040 AF/FO FOR DON YAMAMOTO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AO ASEC PREL SUBJECT: ANGOLA SUPPORTS "DISTRACTED DRIVING INITIATIVE" REF: YAMAMOTO EMAIL TO AF-ALL AMBASSADORS ¶1. (U) A/DCM delivered demarche points contained in ref message regarding the White House executive order on "distracted driving" to MFA Director of the America's Section Maria Isabel de Resende on 28 January 2010. Resende said that Angola shares U.S. concerns over traffic fatalities caused by cell phone use while driving. As a result, Angola last year adopted strict penalties in its national motor vehicle and traffic code for the use of cell phones or any other device that impairs driving ability. Infractions are punishable through fine, and/or drivers license revocation. ¶2. (U) From personal observations at Post, our officers have witnessed first hand strict enforcement of the new traffic code, and can confirm a growing civic awareness of the issue on the country's roads. MOZENA