Speeding MPs will be fined
Cabinet ministers caught exceeding the speed limit will be fined, say the Johannesburg metro police.
Chief superintendent Wayne Minnaar said it was only when they travelled in cars driven and escorted by emergency personnel that they were exempt from fines.
He said: "Every person must obey the law. There is no individual above the law. If a minister speeds without an escort, he will be fined."
It was reported this week that a convoy carrying Transport Minister Jeff Radebe sped away from the launch of a traffic safety campaign at which he warned that speed caused 75% of road crashes.
Convoy 'has no speed limit'
Minnaar said such cavalcades had to speed to prevent their charges becoming "sitting ducks. We have to ensure the safety and security of the individual. That is paramount.
"Now to be able to ensure the person is safe and secure, we have to move the person quickly along the freeway."
Minnaar said there were also certain "manoeuvres" officers performed along the way.
There was "no limit" to how fast a convoy could travel, nor was there any ideal speed - as long as the person being escorted was safe.
The law said that emergency personnel - including the South Afrian Police Service, metro police, ambulance, fire and civil defence personnel - were exempt from traffic violations while executing their duties. Read more
Chief superintendent Wayne Minnaar said it was only when they travelled in cars driven and escorted by emergency personnel that they were exempt from fines.
He said: "Every person must obey the law. There is no individual above the law. If a minister speeds without an escort, he will be fined."
It was reported this week that a convoy carrying Transport Minister Jeff Radebe sped away from the launch of a traffic safety campaign at which he warned that speed caused 75% of road crashes.
Convoy 'has no speed limit'
Minnaar said such cavalcades had to speed to prevent their charges becoming "sitting ducks. We have to ensure the safety and security of the individual. That is paramount.
"Now to be able to ensure the person is safe and secure, we have to move the person quickly along the freeway."
Minnaar said there were also certain "manoeuvres" officers performed along the way.
There was "no limit" to how fast a convoy could travel, nor was there any ideal speed - as long as the person being escorted was safe.
The law said that emergency personnel - including the South Afrian Police Service, metro police, ambulance, fire and civil defence personnel - were exempt from traffic violations while executing their duties. Read more
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