‘Road safety should start with the officials’

“Compliance to road safety, road rules starts with me and you.”

Transport and Community Safety MEC, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya addressed stakeholders at the launch of the Easter Road Safety Campaign at the Department in Polokwane earlier today.

“The traffic officials, taxi drivers, all stakeholders, should be the first to comply to the road safety rules and regulations before they can ask pedestrians and motorists to adhere.”

In an earlier statement Transport Department’s Media Liaison Officer, Mike Maringa says the province is anticipating high traffic volumes at the end of this month with thousands of road users coming home for Easter . “Holiday makers will be exploring the tourism sector of the province and migrant laborers will be coming home for the long weekend.”

He said that most of the vehicles are expected on the N1 between Pretoria and the Beitbridge border post, therefore the department will heighten the visibility of  law-enforcers on all the roads through various Arrive Alive operations and speed cameras.

“The main focus will be on the N1 between Gauteng and the Beit Bridge border post via Polokwane and the R71 between Polokwane and Tzaneen. Most motorists use these road to travel to areas such as Phalaborwa, Malamulele and Giyani.”

He added that police visibility will also be increased along the other provincial, district and municipal roads.

Lerule-Ramakhanya concluded her speech and called on all stakeholders vested with the responsibility to oversee safety on provincial roads to caution their members to work together with the department to reduce road fatalities this Easter.

“The message is simple, Arrive Alive!!.”