21 January 2015
The African Christian Democratic Party in
the Western Cape has welcomed the interventions by the City of Cape Town, to
bring stricter laws into effect concerning speedsters.
ACDP Provincial Leader Ferlon Christians said
this will curtail speeding motorists from using roads as their personal race
attack.
There have been countless incidences of
horrific crashes which have taken place on the province’s roads, especially in
Mitchell’s Plain, where a 21 year old dragged an officer last year.
Christians said we are encouraged by this
move because the law will give traffic officials the help they need in order to
prevent these deaths on the road. We cannot have these number of deaths on
the road and we as ACDP welcome the call by the City that will curtail
motorists.
Meanwhile the City of Cape Town has
condemned the terrible examples of reckless and negligent behaviour of drag
racing.
Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith said they have
asked MEC of Transport Donald Grant to make sure that they impound these
vehicles who engage in an illegal drag racing.
Smith said the City is busy engaging the
Provincial Government about getting tougher laws in place when they promulgate
their provincial traffic act regulations in terms of that act in April this
year and that we potentially able to confiscate vehicles where drag racers make
themselves guilty of this behaviour.
“We going as far as engaging with the
National Prosecuting Authority around one particular case in order to protect
the lives of innocent people who get killed by these activities” Smith added.
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