The Eastern Cape Department of Transport in collaboration with Bayafunda Education Project and the Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality will hold a Road Safety Awareness fun event.
The event will focus specifically on pedestrians as the most vulnerable road users and will target learners from grade 10 to 12 and its aim is to prepare learners to become responsible road users.
“The challenges in addressing road safety in South Africa are primarily those of human behaviour i.e. a lack of knowledge of rules of the road, and willingness to abide by those rules, as well as inadequate enforcement, lack of follow - up of fines and the resulting “culture of impunity” in respect to punishment of offenders”, says MEC Thandiswa Marawu.
The purpose of the partnership largely is to solicit and leverage massive support from various strategic partners who are keen and have an interest to road safety agenda.
Furthermore the pedestrian management is one of the flagship and the priority project to Road Safety Directorate and therefore this initiative conforms to the Departmental Road Safety Agenda.
The main objectives of this campaign are as follows:
- Bridge the gap between the youth, in particular learners regarding road safety agenda.
- To encourage learners to be aware and have a better understanding of road Safety related issues/ problem/ crashes.
- To inculcate good road user behaviour and voluntary compliance in particular young people.
- To identify the main contributing factors in terms of road collisions, crashes and fatalities.
- To dedicate the event to the Nelson Mandela Metro Councillors who died in our road network.
MEC for Transport, Roads and Public Works Ms Thandiswa Marawu, will deliver a Keynote Address and newly crowned Ms Port Elizabeth Chantelle Ferreira will be the motivational speaker.
The event will be held as follows:
Date: Saturday, 10 March 2012
Time: 9h00
Venue: Dan Qeqe Stadium in Zwide, Port Elizabeth
Media contact:
Ncedo Kumbaca
Director: Communications
Cell: 082 562 6023
