Provincial Traffic Services (PTS) officials and their partner agencies will be hard at work keeping Western Cape roads safe this Easter and beyond.
Although this will be a time filled with happiness and celebration, increased traffic volumes mean this long weekend can also be a dangerous time for road users. We urge you to be extra careful. Always obey the rules of the road and if you are going to celebrate, make sure that you don’t drink and drive – use safer alternatives to get home.
Starting from tomorrow (29 March), the Department of Transport and Public Works will again be running its public transport compliance and fatigue management sticker project. Public transport vehicles will be stopped and inspected, and stickers will record key information that will be used at stops further down the route to monitor compliance with traffic safety laws.
A total of 35 traffic officer students from Gene Louw Traffic College will be assisting with traffic law enforcement operations this Easter – 27 from PTS, and 8 from municipal traffic services. This will further strengthen enforcement capacity at one of the busiest times of the year.
“The Department’s traffic officers will again monitor our roads day and night to help motorists reach their destinations safely,” said Farrel Payne, Director: Western Cape Traffic Law Enforcement. “They will be strictly enforcing our traffic safety laws. We thank our officers for their efforts in making our roads safer and better for all,” he added.
Additional statistics for the week of 21 to 27 March
It’s up to you to make the difference. #BeTheChange you want to see on our roads. For more information see safelyhome.westerncape.gov.za and on Facebook and Twitter @WCGovSafelyHome.
Traffic information enquiries
Tel: 021 946 1646
Email: goodwood.tmc@wc.weighbridge.co.za
Byron la Hoe
Communication Officer
Department of Transport and Public Works
Tel: 021 483 9813
Cell: 079 281 8570
Email: byron.lahoe@westerncape.gov.za