Beware of hopping on your bicycle or harnessing your donkeys drunk!
Published: December 24, 2021<< BACK TO NEWS
Ever wondered if you can be arrested for riding your bicycle
or cruising in your donkey cart under the influence?
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Acting Head of Traffic and
Licensing Eric Tiso says that is exactly what will happen if a tipsy individual
endanger others and him or herself by doing so.
Tiso sounded this startling reminder at a roadblock held in
C.J. Langenhoven Drive, Gqeberha this morning. The 78 drunken drivers - nabbed
by Traffic Law Enforcement at roadblocks since the beginning of December –
found themselves at the receiving end while operating vehicles with combustion
engines.
Executive Mayor Eugene Johnson supported the strong message
Tiso conveyed while stopping by on her way to the private funeral service for struggle
stalwart Lillian Diedericks.
"Our Traffic Law Enforcement officials and the Metro Police will
be out in full force to ensure compliance on our roads. We had three deaths and
57 accidents thus far and would like to do our best to keep the number of
fatalities low and accidents to a minimum.
"Drunken driving cannot be tolerated and we will be everywhere
especially where we are least expected.
"I am happy to see the professionalism of the officials and although
they are stern while executing their duties, they are still treating motorists with
respect and courtesy,” Mayor Johnson said.
During the eight roadblocks conducted since the 10thof December, 12 heavy motor vehicles and five luxury coach buses were taken off
the road due to not being roadworthy.
Tiso says operations will be intensified as part of the
municipality’s road safety campaign.
Twenty unlicensed drivers and 20 unlicensed/unregistered
vehicles were stopped at the roadblock and warrants of arrests totalling R2 400
were paid on site.
Ends
Issued on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality by
Media Management Officer Kupido Baron (082 780 2726 / 041 506 1500 / kbaron@mandelametro.gov.za /
@kupidobaron).
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