More than 100 truck drivers fined for using Doreen Road
These trucks are being stopped and fined for disregarding the five-ton weight restriction imposed on Doreen Road.
Disobedient truckers have been taught a hard lesson by the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) for using the weight-restricted Doreen Road.
JMPD Region C acting deputy commander, Wandile Mrubata, confirmed to the Northsider that from 2 to 7 March they had stopped a total of 101 trucks and consequently issued 101 fines to their drivers.
Read here on the horrific truck accident:
https://roodepoortnorthsider.co.za/317308/videos-cement-truck-ploughs-15-vehicles-doreen-road-ruimsig/
These trucks are being stopped and fined for disregarding the five-ton weight restriction imposed on Doreen Road.
This exercise comes after a series of accidents on Doreen, mostly caused by trucks.
Click here to read more on the taxi accident:
https://roodepoortnorthsider.co.za/318229/taxi-causes-multi-vehicle-collision-on-doreen-road/
Councillors for Ward 83 and 97 respectively, Florence Roberts and Leah Knott, both sent a big thank you to Mrubata and his colleague, Inspector George Wilhelm for their assistance with regards to the operation.
Read more about Doreen Road in this week’s edition of the Roodepoort Northsider.
