The City of Cape Town is alarmed by the number of drunk drivers motoring around the metro during the current rain and flooding. | itchybyte
"We're dealing with a lot due to the weather, and then you have those among us who insist on creating additional problems by behaving badly. It’s utterly shocking to see how many drunk drivers continue to be arrested week after week," said JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security within the city.
In the past week, the City's officers made 52 arrests for drunk driving, the Western Cape's law enforcement advancement plan officers made three, and metro police made 18. In one instance, metro police stopped a person driving in Kirstenhof because he did not have his headlights on. He smelt of booze and had a bottle of alcohol stashed in the door panel. He was breathalysed, and the officers' suspicions that he was drunk were confirmed. He was arrested.
Top of the list regarding road safety is to keep headlights on to be visible and to widen the following distance to allow enough time and space to stop safely.
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