Under the banner of the Western Cape's Safely Home campaign, the Department of Community Safety together with the Department of Transport will launch a two month provincial Fatigue Management campaign tomorrow night Friday, 4 June 2010.
Community Safety MEC, Lennit Max and Transport MEC Robin Carlisle, will be at the campaign's first fatigue management roadblock to be set up on the N1 outside Laingsburg to monitor driver fatigue, whilst also focusing on traffic law enforcement (vehicles that are not roadworthy, public transport vehicles).
Due to the high traffic rate on this road, it is essential that fatigue be highlighted as a crash risk and the campaign sees driver education on fatigue indicators as well as strategies for managing fatigue.
The N1 between Beaufort West and Cape Town carries an average of 40 000 trucks, 20 000 light motor vehicles and 10 000 public transport vehicles per month.
You are hereby invited to be present at the roadblock operations where the MECs will launch the campaign.
Date: Friday, 4 June, 2010
Venue: N1 outside Laingsburg
Time: 20h00
Note: Please confirm attendance.
Media enquiries:
Jo Lennox
Cell: 082 780 0242
E-mail: jlennox@pgwc.gov.za
Solly Malatsi
Cell: 083 641 9691
E-mail: smalatsi@pgwc.gov.za
XP Wentzel
Cell: 082 820 0621
E-mail: xwentzel@pgwc.gov.za
