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The programme was launched at the Terminus and Njoli taxi ranks in Gqeberha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe statistics are worrying to all of us; we continue to do law enforcement but every Monday our traffic infrastructure is destroyed by drunk drivers. These high drunk-driving arrests do not excite us, in fact they worry us as it means that drivers do not take this issue seriously,\u201d said Mitchell. \u201cWe will be happy once we arrest five drunk drivers per month; that will mean people are adhering to the rules of the road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy implementing this programme, we are partnering with all stakeholders and giving back the responsibility of road safety to the drivers. Drivers must test themselves and hold themselves accountable if they are above the limit. If you are drunk, call an Uber or call a sober friend to take you home. Do not drink and drive, you are putting your own life and other people\u2019s lives in danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dStakeholders, including the Eastern Cape Department of Transport and taxi associations operating in NMBM, supported the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Cape Department of Transport deputy director for Provincial Traffic Law Enforcement, Charles Bramwell, said that the programme would play a significant role in empowering drivers to take informed decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_d0763cb5\">\n<div class=\"text\">We call on NMB drivers to welcome the initiative and let us all work together to save lives. Going into the festive season of December 2023 and January 2024 we already know that road traffic fatalities are among the main causes of death on the roads during this period. 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