Talk 19 November 2020

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Greeting people costs motorist R300
Port Alfred man who waved to municipal grass-cutters fined for placing hand outside vehicle
ROB KNOWLES
On Wednesday, November
12, Brian Webster was
travelling along the R67
toward Grahamstown when he
spotted municipal workers as he
passed the Titi Jonas centre.
“They were cutting the grass
verge. I was pleased as we don’t
often see that,” said Webster.
As a show of his appreciation for
the work they were doing he passed
his arm through the open driver’s
side window and waved a greeting.
Just a little further along the road
two Ndlambe traffic officers
signalled his vehicle to stop.
After showing the female officer
his ID and driver’s licence he asked
what the problem was, and was told
he had contravened a section of the
law by placing his hand outside the
ve h i c l e .
Nonplussed, Webster explained:
“I couldn’t believe it. I was just giving
a friendly wave to the workers, that
was all. But the officer was adamant
and would not hear my argument.
She demanded to know my name
and I told her it was on the driver’s
licence she was holding but she
wanted me to tell her. All the time
she was writing a ticket.”
When she was finished, the
officer handed Webster the ticket –
either pay a fine for R300 or arrive at
the Port Alfred magistrate’s court on
January 14.
“I told her she was causing a
problem as I work and will need to
take a day off to attend court,” said
Webster. However, the officer, who
he said appeared angry throughout
the matter, was unmoved.
In discussion later Webster asked
whether his actions were indeed
unlawful as hand signals are still part
of the K53 manual. It was also
brought up that many drivers,
specifically taxi drivers, can be seen
daily with arms and elbow outside
vehicle windows. Webster said he
would talk to the prosecutor
regarding the matter.
TotT contacted the Ndlambe
Municipality three times regarding
the decision to fine Webster for
simply waving greetings from his
vehicle, but had received no answer
by the time of going to press.
❝Webster asked
whether his actions
were indeed unlawful
as hand signals are
still part of the K53
manual
TOO NICE? Brian Webster with the fine he
received from Ndlambe traffic officers after
he waved in greeting to worker on the R67
Picture: ROB KNOWLES
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