MEDIA ALERT

ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC OFFICERS TO POLICE KZN ROADS

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Mr S'bu Ndebele will be the Guest of Honour at the Graduation Ceremony for newly qualified traffic officers which will take place on Thursday, 26 June 2003 at 18h30 at the Fernhill Hotel, Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.

The duration of the traffic officer's course was six months from 6th January 2003 to 27th June 2003 and was attended by twenty one (21) students from both the Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) and various municipalities around the province.

The six month course included, amongst others, the following subjects:

1. INDICATORS/CHEVRONS/TRIANGLES/REFLECTORS & LAMPS
2. ROAD SIGNS
3. RULES OF THE ROAD
4. REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
5. DIMENSIONS OF VEHICLES
6. FIRST AID - PRACTICAL
7. BRAKES ON VEHICLES
8. EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLES
9. PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES
10. FIRST AID LEVEL ONE - THEORY
11. NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 93/96
12. PROLASER MKII / MKIII
13. PROLASER MKII / MKIII - PRACTICAL
14. RECKLESS/NEGLIGENT/INCONSIDERATE DRIVING/UNDER INFLUENCE
15. GENERAL LEGAL SUBJECTS
16. THEORY DANGEROUS GOODS
17. THEORY LOADS ON VEHICLES
18. SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION OF VEHICLES
19. BASIC ACCIDENT RECORDING
20. SELECTED FIREARM SKILLS
21. TACTICAL PURSUIT, STOP AND APPROACH
22. APPOINTMENTS AND POWERS

All media are invited to attend. Please note picture opportunities.

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