Last week, 64 people were arrested by Western Cape Provincial Traffic officers on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. During the same period, 15 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in our province.
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On the 17 December 2012, the Safely Home Road Safety Reward was launched offering a cash opportunity to all Western Cape motorists and drivers who remain fine free for this festive season. Today, we will be drawing the name of our second winner as well as handing over the R25 000 reward to our first winner who was drawn on the 24 December 2012.
This reward is part of a behavioural economics technique aimed at establishing a culture of obeying road rules by promoting an identity of responsible road users.We aim to reward the very many drivers in the province who are responsible, who obey the rules of the road religiously, and make the informed decisions that save lives whenever they take to the roads.
Together, with these responsible citizens, we have managed to reduce the fatalities in the province by 28% and will continue to work hard to reach our collective goal of halving road deaths by the end of 2014.
The terms and conditions of the reward are:
How the draw will work:
- Roadworthiness Status
- Police Marks [To ensure there is none]
- Licence Expiry Date [To ensure validity]
- RSA ID Number [To confirm RSA citizenship]
- Address and Contact Details [Winner must be contactable]
- Locality of Vehicle Record [To ensure the vehicle is registered in the Western Cape]
- Admin Marks [To ensure there is none]
- All of the above records and checks will be saved for record purposes.
- Each record (in the order it has been drawn) is checked against the above and the first one verified to meet all the conditions, as stipulated in the Terms & Conditions listed on the Safely Home website, will be the winner.
Important Note:
The announcement will be made with the clause that the winner is subject to review, as fines and outstanding warrants are still to be searched and verified.
The dates of the draws are the 24 December 2012 and 21 January 2013, respectively.
I would like to congratulate Mr Andrew E. Cupido on being randomly drawn and verified to win the Safely Home Road Safety Reward of R25 000. Mr Cupido is a testament to the type of behaviour and attitude that should be characteristic of ALL vehicle owners and motorists; responsible citizens that understand that obeying road rules is a non-negotiable, and in doing so realise that they, quite literally, are the ones that will be key in reducing the carnage on our roads. These citizens are the ones that should be lauded and rewarded in this way.
We continue to urge all motorists and drivers on our roads to be ambassadors of their own safety, as well as that of other. The only way we can reduce the carnage on the roads is if all motorists made the life changing decision to:
Together, we can ensure that lives on our roads are no longer lost unnecessarily by realising that the carnage affects us all, and reducing it is a burden that we all bear.
Last week, 64 people were arrested by Western Cape Provincial Traffic officers on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. During the same period, 15 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in our province.
On Saturday, 23 March 2024, the Western Cape Government (WCG) officially launched our Easter road safety campaign for 2024.
The Western Cape Government is offering FREE ten-point vehicle checks by qualified examiners from Saturday, 23 March to Thursday, 28 March at venues in Cape Town and Drakenstein.
It is with great sadness that I extend my condolences to the loved ones of the ten people – seven adults and three children – who died in a road crash on the N7 between Vanrhynsdorp and Klawer on Sunday 17 March 2024.