Motorists don’t respect police – Mantswe

Mantswe PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Mantswe PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Motorists have been accused of having lost respect for police authority around traffic accident scenes, high security escorts including giving the necessary courtesy to VVIP convoys and emergency vehicles.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations), Solomon Mantswe said this when officially opening a capacity building seminar for senior traffic officers in Selebi-Phikwe.

He said most drivers seem to be oblivious of the responsibility to respect and give way to such formations something that must be recognised as a serious security breach. “It is also on us as the Botswana Police Service (BPS) to ensure that members of the public recognise the sensitivity of these convoys including emergency service vehicles,” Mantswe added.

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