Joining forces to educate road users
Joining forces with the Western Cape Provincial Traffic Department in order to educate and empower road users and scholars to become safe and responsible.
Roadblocks
These past months, we have been active in the greater Montagu / Swellendam Area, to educate and empower road users at organised roadblocks which were conducted by the Provincial Traffic and South African Police Services. Joining forces is a key aim of Drive More Safely, and what an amazing honor it is to work alongside these officers, sharing our knowledge and transferring it to our road users to ensure that they are safer and more responsible when using our roads.
Alida Jones worked with the Swellendam Provincial Traffic Officers at the Swellendam weigh bridge over the 2017 Easter Weekend where we focused on public transport vehicles. We worked throughout the night and stopped 178 taxis.
The following aspects were policed:
- Seat-belt compliance,
- documentation,
- overloading,
- road worthiness, and
- driver fatigue.
A well organised operation and after a 9-hour night, we were tired but satisfied with our achievements.
Alida Jones with the Swellendam Provincial Traffic Officers at the Swellendam weigh bridge
Women’s Month Activities
School visit to F B Oosthuizen Primary School
As part of Women’s Month, we once again joined forces with the Swellendam Provincial Traffic and headed to Barrydale, where we visited the F B Oosthuizen Primary School with Danny Cat.
A talk on law enforcement as a career was held with the grade 8 and 9 learners, and then pedestrian safety with the whole school.
Drive More Safely also pledged to assist the school to start a scholar patrol to ensure the safety of the scholars. Here we are with the children and Danny Cat.
The children of F B Oosthuizen Primary School and Danny Cat
Female officer’s Road block
On Women’s Day we held big road block with only female officers and the Drive More Safely team.
South African Police Services female officers also joined in and motorists were pleasantly surprised with all the smiles and laughter whilst doing what was needed at a roadblock.
The following aspects were policed:
- Random vehicle fitness check
- Drivers licenses check, and
- alcohol unit information was distributed.
On the photo, Alida Jones from Drive More Safely joining in the education and chatting with road users at the road block in Swellendam.
Alida Jones from Drive More Safely, joining in the education and chatting with road users at the roadblock in Swellendam.
