ROAD Safety comes under the spotlight this month with a number of road safety awareness campaigns organised by eThekwini Municipality to be held throughout the month.
These information sharing and distribution sessions will be held at various public transport hubs in the City. EThekwini Municipality will start the National Transport Month campaign on Wednesday, 5 October 2016 when GO!Durban co-hosts the UN Habitat Forum. This United Nations initiative collaborates with leading cities across the globe with the aim of creating sustainable cities that recognise transport as being a key instrument to a better urban future and to promote economic growth and development.
EThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede pledged her support for the various initiatives planned to commemorate National Transport Month and urged all residents to take heed of the campaign messages and rally behind the transformation of society through the delivery of safe and reliable public transport.
“National Transport Month is an important campaign to raise awareness of the vital role that transport plays in our society to improve communities and the economy. This year’s campaign is designed to encourage the participation of a number of influential groups in highlighting this role,” said Gumede.
Gumede added that while vigorous road safety awareness campaigning would be done throughout October, continued road safety campaigns throughout the year aimed particularly at the youth who faced daily challenges of getting to school and tertiary institutions, was important. “There are many examples from across the globe on how transport has transformed economies and our new transport plans in GO!Durban are no different. It is because of this I am prioritising the GO!Durban project and moving delivery on it,” she said.
“We need to use this month as a means of encouraging government and civil society to develop a culture of respect and awareness on our roads,” said Gumede.
The campaign will be rolled out at the following venues around the city:
•5-7/10/2016 from 12:00-14:00 Workshop Amphitheatre/Gugu Dlamini Park
•10/10/2016 from 12:00-14:00 Megacity Mall, Umlazi
•13/10/2016 from 12:00-14:00 Warwick Avenue (Umhlanga Taxi Rank)
•18/10/2016 from 12:00-14:00 KwaMashu Station Taxi Rank
•20/10/2016 from 12:00-14:00 Pinetown (Hill Street Taxi Rank)
•22/10/2016 from 09:00-14:00 King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
•25/10/2016 from 12:00-14:00 Phoenix Plaza Taxi Rank
•27/10/2016 from 12:00-14:00 Cartwrights Flats Taxi Rank
•28/10/2016 from 12:00-14:00 Victoria Bus Rank
