Is there anything you can do about bad driving? Yes there is!
Do you frequently get angry or irritated with bad drivers or poor road conditions, but you don’t know what to do about it? Johan Jonck, leader of Arrive Alive, tells you exactly how you can help to better the situation.
Sa info reported that you can report bad drivers, unsafe vehicles and reckless and negligent driver behaviour, as well as fraud and corruption issues related to the traffic sphere by calling the national traffic call centre (0861 400 800).
South Africans can register via the website as “voluntary traffic observers”, and make online submissions on bad driving. These registrations and reports are delivered directly to the Department of Transport’s national traffic call centre.
“When the same people appear regularly [in reports on bad driving], the documentation can be provided to the prosecuting authority for analysis and investigation for possible legal action,” Johan Jonck told ITWeb.
“The reports on bad driving from the website show there is a lot of goodwill among the public, and the need to make a contribution,” he continued.
Road users can also report on road conditions such as potholes, missing traffic signs and flooding via the website. These reports are delivered via email to the Department of Transport’s call centre, which relays the information to departments of roads, public works and transport countrywide.
“We need to use all technology available, and it makes sense that it is much easier to report hazardous road conditions once at the office or at home than having to contact a call centre while driving,” Jonck said.