Success for Cape Town traffic department’s road safety campaign
By Cindy Witten
17 November 2008
The City’s Traffic Service has once again raised the bar regarding arrests of traffic offenders. This comes after a traffic blitz that took place in Mitchells Plain over the weekend, where a total of 54 traffic offenders were arrested in road blocks. The road safety campaign was launched with the aim of keeping roads safer during the festive season.
Spokesperson for Cape Town Traffic Services, Merle Lourens says that people need to be careful on the roads during the holiday period.
“Drunk driving and speeding are the major contributing factors to road deaths and accidents.
She added that studies conducted in the Western Cape shows that the average of youth binge drinking is a 34%, with the national rate being 23%.
“Therefore the City of Cape Town cannot be sensitive and lenient on issues of alcohol and substance abuse. The festive season is upon us, we need to save lives and we ask all drivers to act responsibly,” she said.
17 November 2008
The City’s Traffic Service has once again raised the bar regarding arrests of traffic offenders. This comes after a traffic blitz that took place in Mitchells Plain over the weekend, where a total of 54 traffic offenders were arrested in road blocks. The road safety campaign was launched with the aim of keeping roads safer during the festive season.
Spokesperson for Cape Town Traffic Services, Merle Lourens says that people need to be careful on the roads during the holiday period.
“Drunk driving and speeding are the major contributing factors to road deaths and accidents.
She added that studies conducted in the Western Cape shows that the average of youth binge drinking is a 34%, with the national rate being 23%.
“Therefore the City of Cape Town cannot be sensitive and lenient on issues of alcohol and substance abuse. The festive season is upon us, we need to save lives and we ask all drivers to act responsibly,” she said.
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