traffic sharpens driving skills ahead of Football World Cup

North West Public Safety traffic sharpens driving skills ahead of Football World Cup

28 April 2010

The first batch of traffic officers from the North West Public Safety Department began with an advanced driver training course in preparation for the Football World Cup at the Lichtenburg Race Course outside Lichtenburg on Wednesday.

The group of fifteen traffic officers is part of the 80 officials scheduled to undergo the course over a six week period. The course includes convoy escort and emergency response training.

Motorists and residents around Lichtenburg are advised that on certain days training will be undertaken on public roads and involves the use of sirens and blue lights. The MEC for Public Safety, Howard Yawa appeals for cooperation from motorists and the general public to bear with the inconvenience of high speed vehicles and sirens during the training period.

MEC Yawa says that 80 other traffic officers are to undergo the training after the Football World Cup and the rest in subsequent final years until all traffic officials in the employ of the department have gone through the course.

Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele (Departmental Spokesperson)
Tel: 018 381 9171
Cell: 083 629 1987
E-mail: LKgwele@nwpg.gov.za

Issued by: Department Of Public Safety, North West Provincial Government
28 April 2010