Ayanda Msweli demonstrates his game to King Cetshwayo Mayor Thami Ntuli and uMlalazi Mayor Queen Xulu.
UKHOZI FM traffic presenter Ayanda Msweli has the interests of Mzansi pedestrians at heart.
In his quest to ensure road safety for pedestrians, Ayanda has launched his innovative traffic management system called Pedestrians Road Safety Traffic Management System, which aims to teach the public to avoid or minimise traffic accidents caused by pedestrians.
He said his innovation came about after observing how sober and drunk pedestrians behave at traffic lights.
Ayanda said that motorists get all the information about traffic signs when they do their learners, but no one teaches pedestrians the traffic signs, which leads to them getting involved in car accidents.
He said that through the Ayanda Msweli Foundation, he wants to teach pedestrians road safety and road signs through games.
Ayanda launched his innovation in Umlazi, KZN on Tuesday, 19 December and will be visiting many places in KZN to educate people.
"We are in the festive season. We will be bringing this road safety game to malls. We will start on Saturday, 23 December in Richard Bay, at Broad Walk Mall, and we will have people playing for about three hours to make sure they understand the traffic signs and traffic lights," he said.
Ayanda said they will then go to the N2, which is mostly used by trucks, to teach street vendors the importance of obeying road signs.
In his quest to ensure road safety for pedestrians, Ayanda has launched his innovative traffic management system called Pedestrians Road Safety Traffic Management System, which aims to teach the public to avoid or minimise traffic accidents caused by pedestrians.
He said his innovation came about after observing how sober and drunk pedestrians behave at traffic lights.
Ayanda said that motorists get all the information about traffic signs when they do their learners, but no one teaches pedestrians the traffic signs, which leads to them getting involved in car accidents.
He said that through the Ayanda Msweli Foundation, he wants to teach pedestrians road safety and road signs through games.
Ayanda launched his innovation in Umlazi, KZN on Tuesday, 19 December and will be visiting many places in KZN to educate people.
"The game is a hands-on game with road and traffic signs. We want people to play it and understand the road signs, especially the robots. We don’t want to teach people the theory, we want them to know the practical traffic signs to promote pedestrian safety," he said.
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He said they are working with the Transport Education and Training Authority to increase road safety, but they have realised that pedestrian ignorance also plays a role in many accidents."We are in the festive season. We will be bringing this road safety game to malls. We will start on Saturday, 23 December in Richard Bay, at Broad Walk Mall, and we will have people playing for about three hours to make sure they understand the traffic signs and traffic lights," he said.
Ayanda said they will then go to the N2, which is mostly used by trucks, to teach street vendors the importance of obeying road signs.
"With many trucks stuck on the N2 waiting to be offloaded at the Richard Bay port, there are many street vendors now taking advantage of this opportunity and not obeying the rules of the road," Ayanda said.
