By Phumlani Saul
TRAFFIC cops And Police Officers often encourage people to drive roadworthy cars.
But residents are concerned the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Police and SAPS doesn’t practice what it preaches.
They said the government is failing to maintain its vehicles.
This after a photo of a broken down Police vehicle circulated on social media.
In the photo, two men cops are seen pushing the vehicle in kariega corner of M19 Despatch.
A resident said it’s worrying for SAPS cars to break down on the roads.
“They always tell us to maintain and keep our cars in good condition, but they are clearly failing.
“How are we supposed to respect them when they seem to be failing?” said the resident.
Another resident said unroadworthy cars shouldn’t be on the road.
“Cops should check the car before they drive it but in this case I don’t think they did that.”
Metro police spokesman Senior Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad said he was aware of the photo.
He said the car broke down while the police were on duty.
“So instead of just parking the car in the middle of the road, they decided to push it off the road in order to avoid traffic.
“There is nothing wrong with what they did and I commend them for doing that.”
He said people shouldn’t post photos on social media to make the police look bad.
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