MEC Jackie Macie said it is not a criminal offence for anyone to stand on the road and ask for a lift from any motorist, and drivers are allowed to give lifts to pedestrians.
‘It’s not illegal to pick up hitch-hikers, taxi associations must not act like police’: MEC Jackie Macie
IOL has reported that taxi associations, through their so-called patrol cars, have been intercepting vehicles The incident apparently happened in Mpumalanga – a province which has become synonymous with the unruly taxi associations. “It is not a criminal offence for one to stand on the road and ask for a lift from any motorist. However, we urge our communities that they must use the public transport that is designed for them because we have encountered a number of serious challenges where people hike, getting a lift from strangers and you will find that somebody becomes missing or found dead somewhere.”
Npa Community Safety Department Department Of Transport Road Traffic Management Corporation (Rtmc) Provincial Government Mpumalanga Pretoria Crime And Courts Violence Taxi Violence Public Transport Abuse Of Power Bullying Taxis Road Rules
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