The Transport Month campaign was launched to encourage people to use public transport, so as to avoid traffic congestion.
However, the campaign has not yielded positive results.
There are still frustrating traffic jams during rush hour in our cities. This becomes worse during month-end when everyone has money for petrol.
This shows the campaign is a temporary measure to manage traffic congestion.
A long-term solution would be to build more roads and expand existing ones.
This could also open up job opportunities for unemployed people.
Motorists need to be patient in slow-moving traffic to avoid accidents.
They shouldn’t drive over the yellow line, which is reserved for emergency vehicles.
Many pedestrians are knocked down by vehicles on the yellow line. Motorists need to learn to start their journey earlier to avoid frustrations during traffic jams.
I hope more car owners heed government’s call to use public transport.
The move will indeed help reduce the number of vehicles on our roads.
I urge all road users to work together in making our roads safer.
(Abigail Ledubuko – Bochum)
