Today, I joined Provincial Traffic Officers during an integrated road operation in the West Coast to officially launch Transport Month.
October is marked as Transport Month in South Africa. The month is being used by government to advance, among other things, the country’s road safety initiatives and to create awareness about the important role of safe, affordable and reliable transport systems for everyone.
I will, throughout the month criss-cross the province, to increase awareness and promote the safety of drivers, passengers, pedestrians, cyclists and other road users, as we look to improve mobility in the Western Cape, so that people and goods can get to places, pushing our priorities of jobs, safety and well-being. This year the focus is on safety – safe and responsible road user behaviour in general and pedestrian safety in particular. The statistics on pedestrian killings are staggering. We need to rethink mobility overall. I want it to be safer in the Western…
