The South African National Taxi Council in the Western Cape says passenger safety must be top of mind for every minibus taxi operator and driver this festive season.
The campaign focuses on among others, fatigue management, vehicle roadworthiness, passenger awareness and collaboration with traffic services and law enforcement.Thousands of minibus taxis will take to the country’s highways over the next few days transporting holidaymakers to loved ones in other provinces. And SANTACO says it wants every driver and commuter to be safe on the roads.
SANTACO Regional Chairperson, Mandla Hermanus says, “We are even doing eye testing for our drivers and also checking the high blood pressure. we have done that over the last few days where we have checked over 200 individual drivers and those drivers will receive spectacles because they have challenges with eyesight so it’s an authentic campaign, it’s aimed at really addressing the issue of safety within the industry.
“We are going to look at legislation to make sure that we compel all modes of transport in our province to go for roadworthiness because we cannot go in year out and still find ourselves in a process where we are losing lives because people do as they like.
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