we noted our deep concerns about the so-called Blue Light Brigades and the threat they pose to road users. They are aggressive towards other drivers often pushing them off the road to ensure their convoy has easy passage – many times through heavy traffic.
“This incident is yet another illustration of how laws are deemed to apply to one section of the population but not to another. It simply cannot continue like this.”Groenewald said while section 58 of the National Road Traffic Act permits drivers of emergency vehicles to disregard the directions of a road traffic sign displayed in the prescribed manner, they don’t have the right to drive recklessly and must ensure the safety of other motorists.
“The latest violent incident has gone beyond any standard practice of policing and cannot be justified in any way,” he said.Groenewald notes further that considering the country’s “disastrous road safety situation,” the behaviour of drivers in the VIP Protection Unit – and those they are transporting – cannot be left unchallenged.
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