Make way for emergency vehicles - Motube pleads

Dipheko Motube PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Dipheko Motube PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Motorists have been asked to make way for emergency vehicles as yielding for such could save lives and property. The Botswana Police Service's (BPS) public relations officer, assistant commissioner Dipheko Motube said he has observed that some motorists continue to fail to obey emergency vehicles signals, including but not limited to ambulances and fire engines.

He stated that yielding for emergency vehicles is important because victims would arrive on time and property could be salvaged if not saved from being gutted by fire. Motube stated that these trends have the potential to endanger the lives of those in need of assistance during that time. “Whenever you hear the siren, pave the way and let the emergency vehicle pass.

Even at the traffic light signals or bus stops, emergency vehicles are allowed to pass by offering the space for them to go through,” Motube said. Motube said he has established that some motorists believe that operators of emergency vehicles are taking advantage hence the resistance to paving the way.

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