Tanzania, April 1 -- Dar es Salaam/Upcountry. The Police Force, in collaboration with motorcycle taxi (bodaboda) leaders, has launched an operation to impound motorcycles and tuk-tuks fitted with unauthorised lights and modified exhaust systems.

The move follows complaints from the public linking high-intensity and decorative lights to night-time accidents on highways and feeder roads.

Arusha District Police Commander Georgina Matagi said the operation aims to improve road safety. So far, 248 substandard lights have been seized, some emitting brightness comparable to that of heavy vehicles.

"There are lights known as 'owl eyes' that can mislead drivers into thinking they are facing a car, yet it is a motorcycle. This has caused acciden...