Motorists have been urged to exercise patience and caution on the roads this festive season.
Police have urged motorists against road rage . File imageKeep your cool. That’s the message from the authorities monitoring the roads in KwaZulu-Natal during the festive season as the number of road rage incidents surge in the province.
This has resulted in law enforcement agencies being on high alert on all the national, provincial, and regional roads. “This festive season we urge motorists to plan their trips well and give themselves time when they are travelling a long distance. If you know that you are taking a trip, wake up early so that you do not rush other drivers on the road,” he said.
He thereafter opened his window and exchanged words with Dlangisa causing him to pursue and obstruct Bomvana along Esther Roberts Road.
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