“When you sign up, insist on meeting the driver, seeing their credentials and the vehicle your child will be travelling in, for your own peace of mind, but also to help keep operators in the right lane.”
Over the past week, authorities made 346 arrests and issued 71,963 fines for traffic and bylaw violations. This included 240 arrests and 6,696 fines by law enforcement officers and 68 arrests with 3,245 fines by metro police.
“Cape Town traffic officers made 38 arrests, including 21 for driving under the influence of alcohol, six for reckless and negligent driving and 11 for other offences. They also executed 1,339 warrants, impounded 242 public transport vehicles and recorded 62,022 transgressions,” said Smith.
“The public emergency communication centre recorded 1,686 incidents, including 98 fires, 73 assault cases, 235 noise complaints, 23 complaints of drinking in public, 49 domestic violence cases and 43 motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents.”
TimesLIVE
Jim Mohlala
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