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30/03/2015: JMPD Gears up for Easter Road Safety Drive #KEMOLAO 
 
Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officers will be out in full force during the Easter period to promote road safety and act decisively against road offenders.
The Easter Road Safety Campaign will be launched by Executive Mayor, Clr Parks Tau on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 at Marlboro Licence Testing Centre from 8h30 then joined by soccer players at Pan Africa Mall in Alexandra between 9h00 – 10h00 to interact with community members.

JMPD has warned that traffic officials will have a zero tolerance approach to lawlessness and to those who will be driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances.

There will be roving roadblocks where officers will stop and check vehicles for roadworthy, driving licenses and professional driving permit for public vehicles including buses and taxis. Buses and taxis which are not roadworthy will be taken to the testing stations for full roadworthy test.

Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar, JMPD spokesperson says, “There will be more than 22 point road blocks on all exit routes from the City on N1 and M2.

Besides the road blocks, we will also have officers patrolling all the major highways. We are expecting the largest number of vehicles that will be leaving between Thursday and Friday this week”.

“There will be a highly visible presence of traffic officers on the roads, which will not only prevent motorists from speeding, but they will also assist with traffic control. We are urging all road users including passengers and pedestrians to take personal care of themselves on the roads and obey the rules of the road as molao or the law dictates.

We all need to remain conscious of the fact that safety is a collect responsibility and working together we can reduce the number of fatalities on our roads”, says Clr Sello Lemao, the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Public Safety in the City of Johannesburg.

The campaign will also focus on searching vehicles of drugs, illegal firearms, overloaded especially the vehicles leaving Johannesburg to other provinces and also ensuring that drivers are fit to drive.

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For more information please contact:
Wayne Minnaar
Chief Superintendent
Johannesburg Metro Police Department
Cell: 082 559 3882