Northern Cape Traffic Operations check over 17 000 vehicles since start of Festive Season on 1 December 2014
Over 17 000 vehicles have been stopped and checked since the start of the Festive Season Traffic Operations in the Northern Cape with the aim of ensuring road safety for all road users.
These are results from Traffic Operations and Road Safety Education Campaigns that have been intensified leading to the festive season with the aim of promoting safety for all road users and keeping all road users safe.
Traffics operations included driver and vehicle fitness checks, correct documentation verifications and speed operations while road safety messages and flyers were given to all road users. We are also encouraging motorists to take regular breaks to avoid tiredness on the roads.
So far, 17 282 vehicles have been stopped and checked with 1 505 summonses issued for various infringements ranging from tyres and lights. We have arrested 63 drunk drivers from our roads and have recorded 4 arrests for speeding - with 176km in a 120km zone in Richmond recorded as the highest speed.
Thirteen (13) vehicles have been discontinued on the roads while 19 vehicles have been impounded.
Head of Department, Mr Steven Jonkers said, “We are happy with the operations taking place in the Province and we are on the ground and are visible. We are taking road safety very seriously and it shows in our operations and the statistics.”
He said traffic officers will remain on the roads day and night to remove drunk drivers from the roads and create no room for them to hide. He added that cars entering the province are also stopped and checked.
“We also engage with motorists on road safety tips and people appreciate the efforts of the province.”
Jonkers said, “Our main concern remains the high numbers of people driving under the influence of alcohol and we are not happy with it. We are having a zero tolerance to drunken driving as it poses a danger to the drivers themselves and other road users.”
Jonkers highlighted that people will be travelling back to their homes for the 31st while others are still yet to travel to holiday destinations and experience the Northern Cape. He said traffic officers will remain active and visible to ensure the best possible travel experience in the province.
“We continue to request all road users and our communities to join hands with us as government to make our country’s roads and communities safe,” he said in conclusion.
Sol Plaatje Municipality Traffic officers and National Traffic Police joined our Northern Cape Provincial Traffic officials on some of our operations for a integrated and fruitful operations.
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