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Cape Town - Spotting a speeding garbage trolley travel along a local road at more than 60km/h is certainly an eye-opening experience but this practice is extremely dangerous to all road users.
Road safety insights
Johan Jonck from Arrive Alive says: "We plead with road Users to avoid all distractions and to be very vigilant on the roads. Share your videos but only if you use a dashcam or if a passenger is able to capture the incident. Focus on driving and only driving!
"This is yet another example of why caution is required - You never know who you will share the roads with. Approach and proceed across intersections with caution!
Check out the video below:
Lawyer Alta Swanepoel, an expert regarding the National Road Traffic Act, shares some insights.
What the law says in SA:
Laws that may relate to the trolley driver:
Reg 308. General duties of driver or passenger of vehicle on public road
(1) No person driving or having a vehicle on a public road shall:
(c) Permit any person, animal or object to occupy any position in or on such vehicle which may prevent the driver thereof from exercising complete control over the movements of the vehicle or signalling his or her intention of stopping, slowing down or changing direction;
(e) When driving such vehicle, occupy such position that he or she does not have complete control over the vehicle or does not have a full view of the roadway and the traffic ahead of such vehicle.
(f) Allow such vehicle to remain unattended on such road without setting its brake or adopting such other method as will effectively prevent the vehicle from moving from the position in which it is left;
(4) No person shall enter or alight from any vehicle on a public road unless such vehicle is stationary and unless he or she can do so with safety to himself or herself and other users of the road.
(5) No person shall drive, pull or push a vehicle upon a sidewalk: Provided that the provisions of this subregulation shall not apply to a perambulator, invalid chair, baby cart or child’s play vehicle.
Laws relating to the driver who filmed the video:
Reg 308A. Prohibition on use of communication device while driving
(1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a public road—
(a) while holding a cellular or mobile telephone or any other communication device in one or both hands or with any other part of the body;
(b) while using or operating a cellular or mobile telephone or other communication device unless such a cellular or mobile telephone or other communication device is affixed to the vehicle or is part of the fixture in the vehicle and remains so affixed while being used or operated, or is specially adapted or designed to be affixed to the person of the driver as headgear, and is so used, to enable such driver to use or operate such telephone or communication device without holding it in the manner contemplated in paragraph (a), and remains so affixed while being used or operated.
