Law enforcement officers in Mpumalanga have embarked on zero-tolerance visibility campaigns on major routes since March 28.
The Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety Security and Liaison has announced that 5 248 drivers were issued with summonses for various offenses, 130 vehicles were discontinued, and 119 vehicles were impounded by the traffic officers since Thursday March 28.The visible law enforcement officers stopped and checked over 40 000 vehicles on various roads and over 19 000 heavy motor vehicles went through weighbridges.
“Traffic officers remain deployed at night to deal with the congestion at the Lebombo Border Post and other identified priority routes.”“Many people were expected to travel on Sunday March 31 and Monday April 1. We urge those travelling long distances to rest sufficiently along the way. Fatigue is bad as it affects the quality of the decisions drivers make.”
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