Driving selfie goes viral…finally for the right reasons!
What oh what are we to do? People all over the world just don’t seem to understand the dangers on our roads. Trying to take a selfie while driving has to be one of the dumbest things to do!
A young girl in KZN posted a selfie while driving with this caption, “So yesterday I was driving on the N3 trying to take a selfie. lol. I kept looking at the camera and forgetting to watch the road! But I guess I finally I got it kind of right! I still look scared as shit.”
We don’t know what to say to this! Thankfully it spread across social media very quickly and not in a good way. Social activism groups and crime watch platforms took note.
The young girl who posted the pictures, Nicci Redelinghuys, did not respond too well to the criticism and posted more pictures taken while driving and commented on the original picture with, “Bitches be bitches, unfortunately some ppl don’t understand that I drive like a pro!Thanks to dad 3 times SA champ!” We have no words! Seriously? We hope her dad has a stern word with her.
Someone who did have some stern words for her was Transport department spokesperson Nathi Sukazi, “We strongly condemn irresponsible behaviour of any kind by anyone on our roads. Such conduct that deliberately endangers the lives of other road users should not be allowed to gain ground in our society especially given the continuing road carnage.”
He added, “We should all take a firm stance to put a stop to this illegal, suicidal and utterly irresponsible road user behaviour, and urge that no one copies it.”
UPDATE
Her father has punished her for her behaviour and spoke to News24. He said, “No one will be speaking to her. I have closed down all her social media accounts and taken her cellphones away. She is locked up at home.”
He said that his daughter claimed she had not taken the picture of herself while driving on a freeway, as was stated in the picture’s caption.
“She insists that she wasn’t driving and all of this is a result of a prank that was played by one of her friends. I don’t know what to think and I have not had the chance to sit down with her and discuss the issue properly,” he said.
“I think it was a childish exercise on her part and it has done a huge amount of damage. I am completely aware of the seriousness of this issue and I have dealt with it.”
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