Justice Project South Africa calls for mobile speed camera ban

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johannesburg – Mobile speed cameras should be banned as they give room for human error, Justice Project South Africa said on Monday.

“Mobile speed cameras leave room for human error, instead we want the number of stationary cameras to be increased,” JPSA chairperson Howard Dembovsky told a press conference.

Most of the people who operate mobile cameras were not adequately trained to operate them and motorists were forced to pay “fraudulent fines” to avoid being prosecuted, he said.

He argued that more visible policing was needed to deter road offenders.

Dembovsky said that the country should move towards introducing more visible speed cameras to reduce reckless driving on the roads.

‘Not stopping unroadworthy vehicles’

“These things [mobile speed cameras] are just weapons of mass prosecution. We are not saying speed does not kill, but Johannesburg metro police department is not stopping unroadworthy vehicles on our roads.

“All they do is hide behind the bushes hoping to find a speedster.”

Dembovsky highlighted the need to move towards a system where road offenders were stopped and fined at the scene where they committed the offence.

The trapping business was becoming a money-making industry and was not helping in making the roads safer.

JPSA is an organisation that advises motorists about unfair traffic fines.

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TRAC forms partnership with Arrive Alive Website to boost road safety awareness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trans African Concessions (TRAC) manages and operates the N4 Toll Route between Pretoria and the Port of Maputo (Maputo Corridor). As toll concessionaire TRAC plays a part in road safety through engineering, design and maintenance of the road infrastructure, signage, traffic monitoring and road user communication.

Although TRAC does not have a responsibility to provide emergency services on the N4 route, and has no law enforcement powers, it is serious about the safety of all road users.

As part of TRAC’s investment in the motoring community and underpinned by its commitment towards road safety, TRAC has now taken hands with the Arrive Alive website to better communicate with road users.

Through www.arrivealive.co.za TRAC will update local and international road users about conditions and concerns along the N4 Toll Route. Arrive Alive and TRAC both aim to enhance the safety of motorists and commercial drivers in South Africa.

In this regard, Arrive Alive has recently launched a mobile site, www.arrivealive.mobi where emergency information can be accessed while en route anywhere in South Africa. TRAC will also notify Arrive Alive of weather conditions, incidents and accidents on the N4 Toll Route which may have a direct bearing on the safety or comfort of road users.

“Road safety is everybody’s responsibility and by taking hands with Arrive Alive TRAC can play a part to extend this message to a wider audience,” explains Anita Heyl, TRAC’s spokesperson.

Also view Arrive Alive.mobi for traffic alerts!