STAATSKOERANT, 23 SEOPTEOMBER 2010 No.33560 163 ------------------------ Road Traffic Management Corporation Draft National Road Traffic Law Enforcement Code To make productive use of the available time, officers must plan their patrol to focus on specific problems within the area of assignment. NS 14.3 Knowledge of area Patrol officers should know the geography of their area of assignments as well as the current problems in those areas. NS 14.4 Patrol equipment 1. Officers must use countermeasures that are effective for specific enforcement problems. 2. The measures should include, but are not limited to: (a) marked vehicles; (b) unmarked vehicles; (c) other specialty-type vehicles, equipment or manner, including: (i) motorcycles; (ii) bicycles; (iii) speed measuring units; (iv) horses; and (v) on-foot. NS 14.5 Operation vehicles 1. Vehicles used in routine or general patrol service must be conspicuously marked and equipped with emergency blue lights, siren and mobile radio trans-receiver. 2. Officers must routinely test the equipment to verify that it is in proper working order. 3. Unmarked vehicles must not normally be utilised for traffic enforcement activity. 4. Unmarked vehicles used for law enforcement must be equipped with an emergency light and siren. 5. Sworn personnel operating unmarked vehicles must use discretion when stopping traffic infringers and are discouraged from enforcing minor violations. 6. Private vehicles must not be used for traffic enforcement. 133
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