Road safety awareness for Protea residents
The road safety campaign was based on a motorcade whereby SAPS, CPF and Youth Desk members went around the greater Protea area.
Protea Glen SAPS’ Youth Crime Prevention Desk in conjunction with the precinct’s Community Policing Forum (CPF) held a road safety awareness campaign last Friday which began in Protea North and concluded at Protea Glen Mall.
The road safety campaign was based on a motorcade whereby SAPS, CPF and Youth Desk members went around the greater Protea area educating residents about the importance of road safety, especially as the festive season approaches.
“The main message we tried to get across was that people shouldn’t drink and drive, people shouldn’t be reckless on the road and be vigilant of pedestrians on the road,” said Public Relations Officer for the Protea Glen Youth Crime Prevention Desk, Moses Seaga.
The campaign was supported by Soweto Taxi Services (STS), local hotspot Kofifi Café, Johannesburg Metro Police (JMPD) and EMS. The Youth Desk hopes to similar awareness campaigns throughout the weeks preceding the holiday season so as to keep road safety at the top of the community’s mind according to Seaga.
Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) revealed that 14 050 people died on South Africa’s roads in 2017.
Protea North and Glen are sites of one of the most talked about accidents in the past decade whereby musician Molemo ‘Jub Jub’ Maarhohanye was involved in a crash that left two schoolchildren severely injured and four dead.
The Automobile Association said the current road safety initiatives are not working and indicated that there was a need to rethink the way in which we look at road safety.
“According to the statistics pedestrians are more affected so we engage a lot with them because they drink and walk especially at night.
“We would advise motorists to do a pre-trip inspection, always carry their drivers’ license, always adhere to the speed limit, avoid texting and driving and keep a safe following distance. It is also important for road users to make sure they are visible on the road,” said Puleng Nyane, Principal Road Safety Officer.
“There are these entrepreneurs that push their trolleys on the road, especially in the early hours of the morning; they must make sure motorists can see them because it’s very dangerous,” she concluded.
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