Road traffic victims remembered
By Jurina Nkwazi
21 November 2010
In 2005, the United Nations endorsed this global day to be observed every third Sunday in November each year for road traffic injury prevention as the world remembers road traffic victims.
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on South Africans to join the global movement for road safety on World Day for Road Traffic Victims.
About 1 053 million vehicles were stopped and checked during the month of October and thousands of fines were issued for various traffic offences.
Department spokesperson Logan Maistry says, “They call for partnership between labour, businesses, religious communities and civil society to end this carnage.”
Maistry said, “We can’t go on pretending that someone someday will make a change.
“Road safety is our absolute responsibility and it can only be through us that we transform to a good image in terms of road safety.”
“All of us want to end this carnage. All of us must end this carnage,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Metro police have arrested 76 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol during roadblocks in the Western Cape.
According to Metro Police Deputy Chief Yolanda Faro, “Despite being arrested for drunk driving, an additional charge of negligent and reckless driving was added to one motorist’s after he tried to sped through the roadblock in Prince George Drive Steenberg and in the process collided with six vehicles”.
Faro said, “Our main aim is to reduce the usage, as well as to discourage motorists to drive while they’re under the influence of alcohol.”
21 November 2010
In 2005, the United Nations endorsed this global day to be observed every third Sunday in November each year for road traffic injury prevention as the world remembers road traffic victims.
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on South Africans to join the global movement for road safety on World Day for Road Traffic Victims.
About 1 053 million vehicles were stopped and checked during the month of October and thousands of fines were issued for various traffic offences.
Department spokesperson Logan Maistry says, “They call for partnership between labour, businesses, religious communities and civil society to end this carnage.”
Maistry said, “We can’t go on pretending that someone someday will make a change.
“Road safety is our absolute responsibility and it can only be through us that we transform to a good image in terms of road safety.”
“All of us want to end this carnage. All of us must end this carnage,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Metro police have arrested 76 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol during roadblocks in the Western Cape.
According to Metro Police Deputy Chief Yolanda Faro, “Despite being arrested for drunk driving, an additional charge of negligent and reckless driving was added to one motorist’s after he tried to sped through the roadblock in Prince George Drive Steenberg and in the process collided with six vehicles”.
Faro said, “Our main aim is to reduce the usage, as well as to discourage motorists to drive while they’re under the influence of alcohol.”
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