Your guide to
stopping at roadblocks
A police force tainted by unscrupulous cops makes stopping at roadblocks nerve wracking and sometimes even dangerous.
Knowing how
to handle the situation can go a long way towards protecting yourself and your
family. Howard Dembrovsky, the national chairperson of the Justice Project
South Africa, advises the following:
Only stop if
it’s safe for you
“If a roadblock has been set up late at night or in a secluded spot with no other vehicles present, it is advisable for any motorist, but especially females, to use the Blue Light Protocol,” says Dembrovsky.
“If a roadblock has been set up late at night or in a secluded spot with no other vehicles present, it is advisable for any motorist, but especially females, to use the Blue Light Protocol,” says Dembrovsky.
The Blue
Light Protocol has been proposed by the Justice Project to protect motorists
from harassment by police officers. It involves slowing down, putting on your
hazards, indicating that the police should follow you, and then driving slowly
to the nearest police station or petrol station with CCTV cameras in operation.
You can read about the protocol in more
detail here.
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