Kenny Africa Shares His Career Journey

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46 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT Kenny Africa shares his career journey

ALCOHOL AND ROADS FOCUS ON CHILDREN Help us to create #BoozeFreeRoads Making our children safer on the roads

PB ON TRACK Transport and Public Works newsletter | ISSUE #22 DECEMBERON TRACK 20191 Contents IN THIS ISSUE

3 Holiday road safety message

4 Alcohol and road safety

6 Term priorities of the new Provincial Minister

8 Road safety school projects

10 Freight Strategy emphasises safety

12 Kenny Africa shares his career 6 journey

14 New number plates for the Western Cape

15 Road Transport Management System (RTMS)

VISION: To lead in the delivery of government infrastructure and related services.

MISSION: The Department of Transport and Public Works delivers infrastructure and services to promote socio-economic outcomes and safe, empowered and connected communities.

EDITORIAL TEAM: Editor: Marion de Vries 12 Head of Communication: Jandré Bakker Design: Sylvanus du Plessis and Hantie Engelbrecht CONTACT THE ON TRACK TEAM: Cover photo: Marion de Vries Telephone: 021 483 8315 | Fax: 021 483 9851 Contributors: Stephen Heyns, Marion de Vries, Email: [email protected] Carl Marx, Sophia Lourens, Al-Ameen Kafaar, Website: www.westerncape.gov.za/tpw | Twitter: @WCGovTPW Nina September and Clive le Keur. Please send us your feedback and suggestions.

2 ON TRACK ON TRACK 3 HOD’S holiday message

dry parts of the province remain Springboks winning the Rugby in the grip of drought. We can World Cup. The national pride no longer take water for granted. that this well-deserved victory South Africa is a water-stressed brought about in South Africans country, and climate change across lines of race, gender and is likely to make the weather age was truly inspiring. When even less predictable. Let’s keep we act together, we can achieve bringing awareness to how we great things. use every precious drop of water. I want to thank every one of you This year, Provincial Top for the part you played in making Management launched a the work of the Department a As 2019 draws to a close, let us campaign to foster good mental success this year. For those of pause and reflect on what the health. The Department of you who will be taking leave, I year has brought for us both Transport and Public Works wish you a restful and relaxing personally and professionally. is proud of having a high- time with friends and family. Let’s remember what went well performance culture; of serving For those of you who will be on and be grateful. Let’s remind the public to the best of our duty over the festive season, I ourselves about what could ability. This can be stressful. I am thank you for your service. I look have been better and commit committed to creating a caring forward to all of you coming back ourselves to build on what we culture in the Department. I in the new year with renewed have learned. encourage all of you to look after determination to keep improving your own well-being and the well- the lives of all the residents of The Western Cape came to the being of your fellow employees. If the Western Cape. For those brink of a “dry taps” scenario you need free professional help, celebrating Christmas, may it be during the 2015-2018 drought. do not hesitate to call the toll-free a peaceful time, with your family While there have been good rains number 0800 611 155. and loved ones. this year, our dams have not yet completely recovered, and the A key highlight of 2019 was the Jacqui Gooch

And so, another year has almost but rather to make travelling time come to an end and we are about part of the holiday. As we plan to enter the 2019 festive season. our trips, we should add in rest For some of us, this is a time of joy periods, so that we take a planned where we reconnect with family rest-break every two hours or 200 and friends. For others, this is km of travel. This is important to a time to relax and take a well- deal with the creeping fatigue that deserved break from work and affects our perceptive abilities and travel to an inland holiday town, slows down our reactions. or a destination next to the sea. Unfortunately, this is also a time The importance of a wide-awake, where we have to keep our eyes sober driver cannot be over- on the road fatality barometer to emphasised. It goes without saying REMEMBER determine whether, this year, we that drivers should refrain from will have managed to secure a using alcohol when getting behind decrease in fatalities. the wheel, regardless of how far ALCOHOL they will be driving. Alcohol and Every year we sing the same song roads don’t mix. A special force AND ROADs – requesting motorists to please of Random Breath Testing (RBT) plan their trips and prepare well DON’T MIX so that they do not have to rush, Continued on page 4 >

2 ON TRACK ON TRACK 3 traffic officers will be deployed 100% sure it is safe. In fact, it is especially children. over this time to stop drivers seriously dangerous, and there is and test them at any time of the no guarantee that we will arrive at We have all worked hard and day, and at random locations. our destination any earlier. Giving deserve a well-deserved break This effort to curb the scourge way and displaying some courtesy at the end of the year. Let us of driving under the influence as we all share the road will help celebrate responsibly as we has been strengthened by our ensure that we all get there safely. also spare a thought for all mobile Evidentiary Breath Alcohol law enforcement and medical Testing (EBAT) unit, a specialised Many of the most gruesome personnel who will be on duty vehicle with equipment that can crashes that we see are due to during this time. collect evidence next to the side excessively high travelling speeds. of the road for use in criminal The danger increases dramatically I wish you a blessed festive season prosecutions. during holiday periods because and a most enjoyable new year. roads are generally much busier. During this time, let’s not overtake So, keep to the speed limit at all in the face of oncoming traffic times, and slow down when you Kenny Africa or at any place where we are not notice pedestrians near the road, Provincial Traffic Chief

Through its Safely Home road safety calendar, the Department is appealing to road users to help create booze-free roads during December and January. We & answer some frequently-asked questions from people who are interested in learning more about the Q #BoozeFreeRoads campaign. Alcohol andA road safety

Why has the Department chosen to target What is the link between these deaths and alcohol as a road safety issue over the festive Q alcohol? Q season? Forensic Pathology Services takes blood samples In line with the Department’s vision of zero from people killed on the road. What we have A fatalities on Western Cape roads, the Safely Home Afound is that road deaths are strongly linked to alcohol, calendar theme for December and January is “Alcohol which impairs judgement and leads people to make and roads don’t mix”. Driving under the influence serious errors. Pedestrian deaths spike on weekends, will always remain a very strong focus for our law especially Saturday nights. Among pedestrian fatalities enforcement and road safety awareness efforts. Too where we have a blood alcohol content (BAC) test often the role of alcohol in pedestrian road deaths result after death, 61% were found to be BAC-positive. does not get the same attention. More than 66% of the BAC-positive results showed over 0,20 grams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, meaning that the individual was severely intoxicated But why target pedestrians? Is drunk driving not when he or she was killed. Bear in mind the legal limit Q a bigger issue? for driving is 0,05 g/ 100 ml of blood.

Driving under the influence of alcohol is a serious A crime, and we will continue to utilise widespread What role can road users play? and regular alcohol blitz roadblocks and Random Q Breath Testing vehicle checkpoints to arrest offenders. The simple fact is that alcohol and roads don’t However, pedestrians now account for 49% of fatalities mix. Whether you are driving, walking, or riding a in the Western Cape. In other words, almost as many motorbike or bicycle, even small amounts of alcohol pedestrians are killed as all other categories of fatality Acan impair your ability to make decisions, operate a combined. While these fatalities are concentrated vehicle, or walk safely near traffic. If you have friends or in the City of Cape Town area, there are numerous family who still drive under the influence, speak to them hotspots throughout the province where pedestrians before they get into trouble with the law. Be a model of are regularly killed on the road. responsible behaviour for other road users to follow.

4 ON TRACK ON TRACK 5 KNOW YOUR OWN LIMIT

Alcohol limit for motorists: <0,05 g/100 ml of blood* 3 units: STOP! You may be 0,02 = 1 UNIT unfit to drive. • Your age, weight and general health all count towards staying within the legal limit. • For example: as little as 2 units of wine or 2 cans of beer in an 2 units: hour could put you over the limit. CAREFUL! • If you drive over the limit, you can be charged by the Police. You may be • Worse still, if you kill someone while driving drunk, you over or nearing your personal could be charged with culpable homicide and face a prison limit. sentence. • Know your limit. Stick to it. • Or appoint a designated driver. Let’s keep our roads safe. 1 unit: Can affect What removes alcohol from the body? your ability to drive. • It takes one hour to eliminate one unit of alcohol. • Neither coffee nor water removes alcohol – ONLY TIME. *NB Professional Drivers’ limit is <0.02 /100ml of blood

Average units:

1 tot/25 ml 1 tot/25 ml 75 ml red/ 300ml 500ml 340ml 340ml 1 cocktail 750 ml/ brandy, vodka, tequila 90 ml white spirit Sorghum beer cider Various % quart whiskey or cane wine cooler beer beer

1.2 1.5 2to4 3.5 1 1 1 to1.9 1.5 to1.7 2 to4

WE CAN MAKE OUR ROADS SAFE BETTER TOGETHER. #BoozeFreeRoads | safelyhome.westerncape.gov.za

4 ON TRACK ON TRACK 5 Provincial Minister sets his term priorities

At the beginning of October Transport Month, Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works Bonginkosi Madikizela announced that the top four priorities for his five-term of office would be:

1. Working together with the City of Cape Town and other municipalities across the province to improve road safety and road infrastructure; 2. Working together with other spheres of government to improve public transport including rail, minibus bus taxis, metered taxis and e-hailing; Minister highlighted the role of technology to 3. Working together with national government, improve public transport. municipalities and other stakeholders on spatial integration; and Regarding spatial integration, Madikizela said he had 4. Working with all relevant stakeholders to met with Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure develop skills and empower entrepreneurs Patricia de Lille regarding the transfer of national and emerging contractors. land to municipalities. He went on to describe progress that has been made on the Conradie Better Living Exemplar Project, work on centrally With regard to the first priority, he highlighted the located land in Cape Town for inner city housing, importance of the Provincial Sustainable Transport and the Draft Two Rivers Local Spatial Development Programme (PSTP); the Transport Hub; and the Framework that has now been released for public additional capacity to Provincial Traffic Law comment. Enforcement, specifically a specialised Interception Unit, a Highway Patrol, and a Public Transport Regarding the fourth priority area, Madikizela Inspectorate. described ongoing skills development and empowerment work done by the Expanded Public With regard to the second priority, the Provincial Works Programme.

6 ON TRACK ON TRACK 7 RBT means you need a plan B

Provincial Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela will be making his way onto the streets this coming festive season. He will driving under the influence on our of drinking and driving. be supporting our traffic officers roads. These units move fast and at roadblocks and help assisting operate anywhere, at any time, In other words, RBT means you the initiative to keep our roads across the Western Cape. If you need a Plan B. booze-free. Madikizela will be at have been drinking you can be roadblocks and also have a media arrested, then tested in a mobile Cape Town and the Western Cape launch at the World Rugby Sevens Evidentiary Breath Alcohol Testing are renowned for their amazing tournament to be held at the Cape unit. If you are over the limit you events, fantastic hospitality and Town Stadium. face jail, a fine, and having your great atmosphere. As we leave licence suspended. winter behind, we are tempted More than 1 300 people are killed outdoors by the great weather, on Western Cape roads every year. As we head into the summer and many wonderful music and Alcohol played a part in at least months and the festive season, the sporting events. We love that 60% of these deaths. Drinking Department’s RBT teams will be people enjoy our province and we and driving robs families of loved working with our municipal traffic want to encourage everyone to ones every day, and it costs the partners to target events and do so. economy an estimated R29 million venues associated with alcohol per day. consumption. Motorists planning But we are very serious when we on attending music and cultural say that if you drink and drive in Random Breath Testing units festivals, trance parties, and sports the Western Cape, we will arrest were introduced in 2017 as part events are advised to make travel you. Be safe and remember of Department’s efforts to curb arrangements that avoid the risk alcohol and roads do not mix.

6 ON TRACK ON TRACK 7 The road to child safety

A message from ChildSafe South Africa

Road traffic injuries have consistently departments of transport and must featured amongst the top 10 leading include departments of education and causes of death (World Health health, their private partners and non- Organization [WHO], 2015), recently governmental organisations (NGOs). rising to the 8th leading cause of death (WHO, 2018). A 2016 study by the Road Traffic Management Corporation “The first intervention (RTMC) and the Council for Scientific aims to reduce speed in and Industrial Research (CSIR) found school and residential that road fatalities were costing South Africa R142.95 billion every year, and areas from 60 km/hour robbing the country of much of its to 30 km/hour...” potential through premature and avoidable deaths. In South Africa, road deaths are the leading cause of death In July 2019, ChildSafe and the DTPW for children, with death rates double the Directorate: Road Safety Management world average in certain age categories. coordinated their efforts to advocate For children aged 5-14 years, road for two interventions that are proven injuries rank as the second leading to reduce road fatalities and injuries. cause of death. The first intervention aims to reduce speed in school and residential areas Globally, numerous interventions from 60 km/hour to 30 km/hour, and have been implemented to reduce the second aims to increase child road fatalities and injuries involving restraint usage through education and children based on the four E’s: traffic enforcement. Reducing speed from 60 law enforcement, safety education, to 30 km/hour reduces the likelihood engineering, and evaluation. These of death for children in a crash from interventions can only work if they are 90% to 10%; and always using an age- well coordinated. appropriate child restraint increases the survival chances of a child passenger by In 2018, Childsafe partnered with up to 80%. the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by undertaking a review of Since then, this collaboration has literature, local data and legislation in raised awareness through meetings order to strengthen efforts to reduce and presentations at all levels of child road injuries. One of the key government. Getting the necessary findings was that, over and above being buy-in and support for these a transport challenge, road injuries are interventions to be implemented will a public health concern. This means take time, but the message is clear: by effective action to reduce the burden working together we have the potential of child road fatalities goes beyond to save one life at a time.

8 ON TRACK ON TRACK 9 Driver safety event held at Golden Arrow bus depot

Recently the DTPW Road Safety Management partnered with RTMC to organise a driving safety awareness event at the Golden Arrow bus depot in Montana. The aim was to speak to drivers around road safety issues such as driver fatigue, overloading, and the dangers of drinking and driving.

Also present at the event were the City of Cape Town’s Traffic Services, the Road Accident Fund, and the Western Cape QuadPara Association. During her input, Maria Bekker of the RTMC used “drunk driving” goggles which make it very clear how alcohol can affect a driver’s judgement. DTPW officials used the “seatbelt convincer” to demonstrate how seatbelts improve safety in a moving vehicle.

DTPW and the City of Cape Town recognise scholar patrol teams

In October, DTPW Road Safety Management and the City of Cape Town’s Traffic Services hosted an appreciation day for scholar patrols from 75 schools across the four Cape Town Metro education districts. Also represented at the event were the RTMC, the Western Cape Education Department, and the Road Accident Fund.

Scholar patrols make learners safer by facilitating the crossing of roads near schools at busy times. Learners at the event were handed medals and their schools received new scholar patrol equipment and uniforms.

Heathcliff Thomas, Traffic Chief of the City of Cape Town, thanked the schools and their learners for the dedication they have shown to the scholar patrol programme.

Speaking on behalf of learners at the event, Tristen Cooper, a learner from Grassy Park EC Primary School, thanked DTPW and the City of Cape Town. She promised to keep up the good work and make sure that learners abide by the rules when they cross the road.

RSM joins hands with taxi association

DTPW Road Safety Management hosted a workshop in Paarl East with the local taxi association to improve road safety awareness amongst taxi drivers. Past interventions involved handing out pamphlets at taxi ranks. However, because of the volatile atmosphere between rival taxi associations, the Department opted for a more integrated educational intervention which included officials from Provincial Traffic Law Enforcement and the Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE). Traffic officers at the event demonstrated what a thorough vehicle inspection looks like and spoke about fatigued driving, taxi licensing, and vehicle impoundment.

8 ON TRACK ON TRACK 9 New strategy for more efficient freight transport

The Western Cape Freight Strategy emphasises transport Perhaps the biggest challenge network safety as one of its five is an over-reliance on road principles. The other principles freight and the underutilisation are: 1) freight network efficiency; of alternative means of 2) inclusive economic growth; transporting goods. The result 3) sustainability; and 4) cost is that transporting goods takes optimisation. The Freight Strategy longer and costs more than it and its Implementation Plan create should. That increases the prices a framework for collaborating and of products in the Western coordinating with all stakeholders Cape, decreases the province’s to tackle the challenges at hand, competitiveness, and has a including road safety. More than negative impact on the economy. 90% of the province’s general While rail has challenges, like freight moves by road, so road historical underinvestment, ageing freight can be seen as the infrastructure, and inconsistent lifeblood of the Western Cape’s service, it is often cheaper than economy. The efficient movement road freight. Making more use of freight is critical to growth and of rail to transport freight would prosperity, particularly because help to mitigate the congestion, this province is far from South road crashes and environmental Africa’s industrial heartland. damage caused by road freight vehicles. Demand is expected to increase by 50% in the next 15 years. In The Western Cape Government some places, businesses struggle is improving infrastructure, to connect to markets. Some promoting the use of technology infrastructure is deteriorating, to improve freight efficiency and deficient, or lacking capacity. reduce the number of trucks on Overloaded trucks damage roads. the road, enhancing traffic law Driver fatigue and unroadworthy enforcement, and improving vehicles cause road crashes. security. The development of Limited consolidation means there more well-located logistics hubs are more trucks on the road than will help in this endeavour. The necessary. A lack of good data aim is to work together to make hampers well-informed decision freight transport safer, more making. Accidents, emissions and efficient, more cost-effective and congestion cost the Western Cape environmentally more sustainable. economy R9bn a year.

10 ON TRACK ON TRACK 11 Reducing the number safety campaigns; 2) to work with all stakeholders to improve driver skills; 3) to develop and support of freight-related heavy initiatives to improve driver wellness; 4) to identify obstacles to voluntary compliance with the Road vehicle crashes Transport Management System (RTMS) and support its adoption; and 5) to assess one-stop sites for traffic-law compliance. These actions are in various A total of 1 631 people were involved in freight- stages of implementation. related crashes in the Western Cape between 2016 and 2019, and 68 of them died. Road freight crashes Through its Safely Home campaign, the WCG and policing cost the Western Cape over R2.7bn a promotes road safety through monthly themes year. The causes include: driver fatigue; poor vehicle distributed through a variety of media, including condition; speeding; unsafe road conditions; unsafe variable message sign (VMS) boards, newspapers, or illegal parking; a lack of adequately skilled drivers; Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and radio. The October and the behaviour of other road users. theme #SaveKidsLives included the road freight safety message #DontTruckAround. Messages include The relevant Freight Strategy objective is to the dangers of children playing “chicken” by running reduce the number of freight-related heavy vehicle in front of oncoming trucks, teaching children good crashes. The actions that are being implemented road safety habits around trucks, and the dangers of are: 1) to develop and support freight-related “trucksurfing” (hanging onto moving trucks).

10 ON TRACK ON TRACK 11 developed a sense of whether a Kenny Africa shares car was stolen or was carrying drugs. I stopped a vehicle that had been stolen from a man murdered his career journey in Kuils River and arrested the three murderers. I had to testify in the High Court and was able Farewell Mr K Targets and awards to help bring the guilty parties to A husband, a father, a grandfather In 1974 a traffic officer was justice. and a road warrior well known to expected to write an average many road users in the Western of 30 tickets per month, arrest 1 What I would say to newly Cape and beyond. Kenny Africa, drunk driver a month, and attend appointed traffic officers Provincial Traffic Chief, also known to 1 motor theft case a year. I set Thank the Lord for the opportunity as Mr K or, the way he refers to higher personal targets for myself to be able to keep our motorists himself, Mr 24/7, always available in that year and achieved all of and pedestrians safe. Be early to anyone in need. Over the years, them – 360 tickets, 15 arrests and 1 always, be willing to go the extra he has built a great rapport with motor theft case per month. I was mile, and be wise enough to pick the media and law-abiding road promoted to supervisor in 1975, up when someone is lying to users. He’s also made it clear the first coloured traffic officer to you. Don’t allow anyone to make that Traffic Law Enforcement be appointed in the Western Cape you negative about your job. will deal decisively with anyone (then known as Cape Province). In Remember why you decided to who endangers road safety. Mr K 1976, I received the annual Class 1 become a traffic officer and that started his career as a young traffic merit promotion award. should motivate you to stay in this officer 46 years ago and is finally In 1997, I become the first coloured job. Stay strong and don’t be afraid ready to hang up his uniform. traffic chief, was promoted to to take on any challenge. Deputy Provincial traffic chief in Becoming a traffic officer 2001, and have been Provincial Engagement with the media My dream was to become a Traffic Chief Director since 1 April I have engaged with the media lawyer, but money was an issue. 2010. I furthered my studies, first every day for 10 years through my I was the youngest of 11 children, through Lyceum College and WhatsApp group, radio interviews living in a small town called attained an Intermediate Traffic and print media interviews. Genadendal in the Overberg. I lost Diploma in 1982 and completed a my father when I was 2 years old bachelor’s degree in Road Traffic My biggest challenge on the job and my mom raised 11 children and Municipal Police Management Being the one fighting for equality and had to work hard to give through the University of Tshwane, and fairness during the time of us the best. I wanted to make a which I passed cum laude. The apartheid in Worcester was the difference in the community and University of Tshwane then biggest challenge of my career. other people’s lives. In 1974 as appointed me as a part-time I went into disputes with the an 18-year-old, I applied at the lecturer from 2006-2010. Some of senior management to fight for traffic college (before Gene Louw, the awards I have received over equal treatment of white and we were trained at the Ottery time include Best Traffic Officer of coloured officers. I was seen as Traffic Training College). During the Year (1990), Best Overall Batho a troublemaker as I fought for the apartheid years, coloured Pele Public Servant award (Bronze) the rights and privileges that all trainees were not allowed to be in 2016, Best Public Service traffic officers have today. I was trained with white ones in Cape Innovator - Employee Award turned down so many times, but Town. My first traffic job was (Silver) in 2017 and Best Male my perseverance and willingness in Worcester in 1974 and after Employee in Transport in South to stand my ground meant I 6 months I wanted to resign Africa in 2016, awarded by the eventually achieved my goal. because of apartheid. Coming then Minister of Transport, Minister from a predominantly coloured Dipuo Peters (MP) in Umthatha. What happens next? community, it was difficult to adapt A possible political career may to the circumstances we were One career highlight follow after my 46 years as a traffic placed under. Another 6 months In 1984 I was transferred to officer to be there for people. I’ll be passed and I wanted to resign Beaufort West for 2 years. The taking on this new journey to fight again, but my friend Officer Cupido roads were very quiet and there for the rights of the citizens of the convinced me to stay and said that were not many cars on the road, Western Cape standing together I would become the chief of traffic which means there was not much to achieve what is needed, Better some day. to do. During that quiet time I Together.

12 ON TRACK ON TRACK 13 12 ON TRACK ON TRACK 13 Deadline for comments on proposed new licence mark approaches On 15 November 2019, Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works Bonginkosi Madikizela published a notice of his intention to determine that the licence mark for the Province of the Western Cape is “WC”. The deadline for comments is 13 December 2019.

Key features of the proposed new system are as follows:

• WC licence numbers will consist of a combination of two letters, two numbers and two letters, and end with the licence mark “WC”. No licence numbers may contain the letters A, E, I, O, U or Q. Licence numbers beginning with the letter G will be reserved for government vehicles. • The intended implementation date is 1 February 2020. • The existing personalised licence number system (licence numbers ending in “WP”) will not be affected by the introduction of the proposed WC licence mark. • All existing town-specific licence numbers (e.g. CA and CX) will be phased out by 31 January 2025. From 1 February 2025, all vehicle owners still using town-specific licence numbers will have to apply for a WC licence number. • Owners who have paid for the use of special town-specific licence numbers (personalised numbers) will not receive a refund. However, they may exchange that number with a personalised WP licence number of the user’s choice, free of charge, and in line with existing policy guidelines. • Because 8-character CAA (Cape Town) and CAW (George) town-specific licence marks are about to run out, special arrangements have been made for 9-character CAA and CAW combinations until such time as the new system comes into effect.

More information may be found at: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/general-publication/new-westerncape-provincial-licence-mark-faqs.

14 ON TRACK ON TRACK 15 Improving truck safety and efficiency through the RTMS

The Council for Scientific and RTMS Criteria (SANS 1395-1:2014) Industrial Research (CSIR) says (Clauses 1 - 2) (Clauses 3 - 5) (Clause 6) (Clause 7-8) ideally road transport in South Fleet / Load- Safety / • Driver Welness • Providing skills Africa would be efficient and ing Control Compliance • Medical fitness development safe and characterised by a • Fleet • Vehicle Maintenance • Chronic illness to ensure drivers obtain high standard of infrastructure Inventory • Basic • management • Control of roadworthiness Fatigue and retain (capacity, road surface, road Loading • Minimising managment (Shift competency markings, road signs, stopping • Prevent breakdowns / Driving hours) to be safe, facilities, road reserve); Overloads • Speed management • Wellness compliant and a minimal minimum incidents/crashes • Optimise • Accident analysis initiatives Payload • Traffic violations • (Nutrition ect.) risk on public including breakdowns; a high • Risk management roads level of compliance with traffic regulations; a high level of (Clauses 9-13) safety and security underpinned Documents + Records + Monitoring + Corrective Actions + by effective law enforcement; Internal Audit + Management Review efficient emergency response; and seamless cross-border transit.

In fact, the industry is In 2007, there were only 74 RTMS- availability has improved, and characterised by: overloading; certified vehicles in South Africa. the average number of repairs poor vehicle fitness (servicing There are now almost 300 fleets and maintenance work orders to and maintenance); poor comprising approximately 18 000 vehicle per year has decreased. driver fitness (fatigue, health trucks and buses. This includes Traffic violations have gone down, and training); reckless driver four bus operators: Buscor (420 as has the fleet incident rate. behaviour; border post delays; buses), Intercape (160 coaches), Driver overtime has been reduced bribery and corruption (which Golden Arrow Bus Services by 61%. Fuel consumption has has an impact on both compliant (11 000 buses), and Interstate improved from 17 litres/ 100 km and non-compliant operators); Bus Services in Bloemfontein to 13 litres/ 100 km. The carbon and inadequate periodic road (237 buses). RTMS adopters footprint has improved by 24%. maintenance. also include 30 abnormal load Between 2013 and 2017, the operators with 258 vehicles (plant adoption of the RTMS enabled In 2014, the adoption of South hire, construction, engineering Dawn Logistics to improve African National Standard (SANS) and mobile crane vehicles); and its fuel consumption by 23%. 1395-1 provided the basis for 2 commercial abnormal load This is primarily the result of the Road Traffic Management operators (108 vehicles). good maintenance processes System (RTMS). The RTMS is a A City of Cape Town case study and good driver behaviour in voluntary integrated and holistic of the impact of RTMS on its fleet respect of speeding, defensive self-regulation scheme for truck of 994 electricity maintenance driving, braking behaviour, and operators and drivers that focuses services vehicles shows a number driving economically, of which on: 1) fleet management and of improvements. At least 98% of are promoted by the RTMS loading control; 2) compliance all planned services are completed accreditation scheme. with legislative road safety in the planned month. Fleet requirements; 3) support for driver wellness; and 4) support for safer driving. Case studies show that, in addition to improving safety and protecting the road network, there are real efficiency and cost benefits too.

14 ON TRACK ON TRACK 15 GENE LOUW TRAFFIC COLLEGE

Consider a career in traffic law enforcement

The Gene Louw Traffic College offers 12-month traffic officer’s training courses for young people who meet the requirements.

The College has a well-deserved reputation for producing dedicated and well- trained traffic officers. Courses usually start in August every year. Trainees must be employed in a vacant traffic officer post at a local authority or provincial administration. They get some practical experience through various deployments.

What: e.g. the National Road Traffic Act and Accredited traffic officer’s training the Criminal Procedure Act course • First aid training • Fire-fighting training Where: Gene Louw Traffic College, Requirements: Brackenfell, Cape Town • Appointment in a vacant traffic officer post in a local authority or provincial Qualification: administration Further Education and Training • No criminal record Certificate (FETC) in Road Traffic • Senior certificate or equivalent Law Enforcement • Code B driving licence • Able to perform strenuous physical Key training areas: exercises • Firearm competency training • Not older than 35 years • Training in applicable legislation, • Able to undergo firearm training

More information website: www.westerncape.gov.za/gene-louw-traffic-college | tel: 021 983 1500

Our traffic officers make us proud by improving law enforcement on our roads BETTER TOGETHER.