THE NAMIBIAN Defence Force and Namibian Police members are patrolling the streets.
This is needed to ensure peace and security in the country.
The initiative has its praises and criticisms, but I am giving neither of that.
While NDF members are busy patrolling the streets, keeping away trouble causers, I feel they should also monitor the roads.
Our roads are not congested enough to keep the speed of motorists down, especially when travelling long distances like on the B1 road to the northern parts of Namibia.
The intervals at which road checkpoints are set are far apart.
It is likely that a driver would slow down when approaching a roadblock, and revert to speeding until they get to another checkpoint, to avoid penalisation. As the checkpoints are few, this means misbehaviour on the roads is high.
It is an effective solution if we reduce the distances between roadblocks, making them as many as possible to deter motorists from speeding, disregarding road rules, and engaging in reckless driving, which are by far the biggest contributors to road accidents.
Think of the benefits of driving on a long journey, and there is no chance that you can speed, or drive recklessly to cause an accident because you are being watched by NDF members, ready to penalise you.
David Junias,
Eenhana
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