Cape town: With Transport Month officially kicking off on 1 October 2025, the City of Cape Town will this year place the spotlight on road safety, an issue of utmost importance.
According to South African Government News Agency, the City’s Urban Mobility Directorate said it will be communicating with residents across multiple platforms on how to share the road responsibly in an effort to promote road safety. Rob Quintas, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, highlighted that two people die on the roads in the Western Cape every day.
Quintas noted, “This figure is alarming and very close to home. The safety of road users has decreased significantly over the last few years. Transport Month provides us with the opportunity to educate and inform road users on how to stay safe, especially over the next few months as we enter the more festive period of the year.”
He emphasized the need to address bad habits and lack of awareness among road users. “Many of us have developed bad habits or are simply not present or aware while we are walking or driving, and the intention is to refocus the attention on safety; and to promote key road safety practices among pedestrians, scholars, passengers, cyclists, motorcyclists and motorists. We will be highlighting how to share the road responsibly in keeping Cape Town moving, safely,” Quintas stated in a statement.
The Urban Mobility team will be hosting a series of road safety awareness events around Cape Town during Transport Month. Among the planned events is an event for scholars in collaboration with the Safety and Security Directorate and Pedal Power Association at the Learner Traffic Centre in Mitchells Plain. This event will target primary school learners where they will meet with Road Safety officers who will demonstrate safety tips for walking and cycling.
Also planned is a cycling event focusing on safety tips, correct hand signaling, and where to ride on the road. This activation will take place in Khayelitsha in partnership with Khaltsha Cycles, Bicycle Empowerment Network, and PPA. Additionally, an event in Bree Street will demonstrate relevant safety tips for pedestrians and cyclists, including an obstacle course in collaboration with Young Urbanists and BEN Bikes.
Concluding Transport Month on 31 October, the focus will be on motorists in the CBD, aiming to promote courteous driving and to remind road users not to block intersections. The city will also support the Open Langa event on Sunday, 26 October, a one-day Open Streets Day event that will transform certain streets into a festive, car-free environment filled with art, music, activities, and local enterprise, focusing on pedestrians.
The city will share details of the planned events in the coming days.