Traffic officers and corrupt service

Question

[b][/b] On Saturday I was assisting in the running of an off road motor race around the Carnival City area of Springs. In my view all day was a traffic office assigned to control traffic at a road crossing. 1. On one occasion a vehicle stopped in the road to find out what was going on. Notwithstanding he was blocking traffic the traffic office stood and talked to him while he sat behind the steering wheel, engine running, drinking a beer! When the conversation ended the traffic office waved him on; no action taken. 2. A driver who the officer was attempting to stop cruised slowly through the road block, absolutely oblivious to what was going on around him while talking on his cell phone; no action taken. 3. A driver who was stopped at the road block was informed by the traffic officer that his seat belt strap was hanging out of the bottom of his door. The door was opened and the belt pulled back in, still not put on and he was waived through; no action taken. What hope is there for the efforts of the arrive alive team with incompetent service delivery like this? Is it what many suspect that these kinds of offences are only actioned when there is money gathering involved? [b]

Answer

The route to go is the person should (1) identify the department the officer is employed in (ie provincial, metro or municipal), (2) identify the officer and clearly state date, time and location and (3) submit a written complaint to the relevant department detailing actions and possible availability of supporting proof. We are not (at this stage) in any position to take action (whether rightly or wrongly) and would have to follow a similar process of writing to the relevant authority.