MEC Robin Carlisle applauds Autopax

Mluleki Mrwebi

04 January 2013

The Western Cape Transport and Public Works MEC Robin Carlisle applaud the tough and urgent action taken by Autopax, the City to City and Translux bus against bad driving.

Carlisle said the Western Cape focuses very intently on the safety of road passenger vehicles, as a result of which fatalities in this area have fallen considerably.

Departmental Spokesperson Siphesihle Dube said these actions taken by Autopax included a City to City bus involved in a head-on collision with a smaller passenger vehicle, resulting in the loss of three lives, a total of 35 City to City and 30 Translux buses had been stopped, offences recorded for Translux buses included overtaking on a barrier line and driver not having a driver’s license or a professional driver’s permit.

Dube adds that the provincial Traffic Services have, since July 2012 till the end of November 2012, stopped a total of 577 long distance coaches found to have various violations ranging from excessive speeding to drivers with no driver’s licenses or professional driving permits.