{"id":52952,"date":"2023-04-10T06:02:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T04:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/meld-voorvalle-by-20230405-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:55:22","slug":"meld-voorvalle-by-20230405-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/meld-voorvalle-by-20230405-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meld voorvalle by"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n \u2013 vervolg van bl. 1<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Di\u00e9 eenheid bestaan uit 12 lede wat veral tydens beurtkrag op hul pos sal wees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die beskadiging van munisipale infrastruktuur is \u2019n groot kopseer in beide die Saldanhabaai- en Bergrivier-munisipaliteite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beheerkamera-operateurs sal oor die Paasnaweek kringtelevisie-beeldmateriaal van die munisipale gebied 24\/7 monitor vir enige moeilikheidsmakers. \u201cInwoners en besoekers word aangemoedig om roekelose en nalatige bestuurders en die vandalisering van munisipale infrastruktuur by die Saldanhabaai-munisipaliteit se beheerkamer by 022 701 6834 aan te meld,\u201d moedig Lawrence almal aan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n \u2019n Paar algemene padwenke:<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Laat jou voertuig deur \u2019n gekwalifiseerde werktuigkundige diens;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Gaan alle ligte, aanwysers, ruitve\u00ebrs, remme, die stuur, uitlaatstelsel en bande vir foute na;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Maak altyd seker dat jy en jou passasiers vasgespe is;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Hou \u2019n veilige volgafstand, dit sal jou genoeg tyd gee om te reageer in geval van \u2019n noodgeval;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Kontroleer altyd jou blindekol voor jy van baan verander, selfs wanneer jy op \u2019n verlate pad ry;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Wees altyd versigtig wanneer jy \u2019n spooroorgang nader. Maak seker dat jy stadiger ry en net voortgaan wanneer dit veilig is;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Bly wakker en hou \u2019n ogie oor wat rondom jou gebeur;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Wees altyd voorbereid. Dra \u2019n noodstel met items wat handig te pas sal kom as jy langs die pad gestrand is of in \u2019n ongeluk betrokke is;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Wees bewus en op die uitkyk vir moontlike gevaarlike bestuurders en voetgangers langs die pad en hou weg van hulle; en<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Wees op die uitkyk vir slaggate en diere wat gereeld in die pad dwaal, veral in landelike gebiede. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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