WATCH: EMPD to take over all major roads in metro
Traffic came to a standstill during the operation on Thursday morning ahead of the long weekend.
CARS were searched, licences were checked and speed cameras were used during the launch of the City of Ekurhuleni’s Easter Road Safety campaign.
Traffic came to a standstill during the roadblock on Thursday morning on Zuurfontein Road just after Oranjerivier Drive towards Kempton Park.
The campaign was launched in an effort to raise awareness on road safety ahead of the Easter long weekend. Operations were conducted in partnership with the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), Gauteng Community Safety and the police.
Member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for community safety, Clr Vivienne Chauke, as well as chief of police in Ekurhuleni, Jabulani Mapiyeye, were present at the launch.
“During this time of the year there are a lot of fatalities. We are embarking on a spree to take over the roads in order to reduce the road carnage; we’ll be occupying all the main routes in Ekurhuleni,” explained the chief of police.
Mapiyeye said there was also a major challenge concerning the safety of pedestrians.
Members of the EMPD and police social crime unit handed out safety information leaflets to motorists.
Today marks the launch of the City of Ekurhuleni’s Easter Road Safety Campaign. We are taking a zero tolerance stance on drinking and driving, and speeding (YAZI NIZOBOSHWA). Please also stop texting and checking Twitter while driving, those things can wait! #ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/u6LVeBxSuC
— Mzwandile Masina (@mzwandileMasina) March 29, 2018
The cover of the campaign pamphlets reads: ‘Let’s all have a holiday that is: accident-free, drug-free, violence- free.
“We have a social crime unit that is sensitising motorists, communities and schools regarding safety during this time of the year. We are requesting people to travel safely, keep a safe following distance, take care of themselves and arrive alive for the sake of their families,” urged Mapiyeye.
