Deadly rock throwing must end - MISA demands patrols and protection for motorists
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#MISA, the Motor Industry Staff Association, is outraged and deeply saddened by the horrific incident where a woman tragically lost her life after a huge rock was thrown at her windscreen as she was driving under a bridge on the R24 in Bedfordview. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family and loved ones. This senseless act of violence is a form of attempted murder, and it must be treated with the seriousness it deserves.
#MISA is gravely concerned about the growing reports of rocks and other objects being hurled at vehicles, from bridges. These attacks instil fear in motorists, traumatize families, and destabilize communities. They erode public confidence in road safety and place every driver and passenger at risk of serious injury or death.
We demand urgent, visible action from authorities, road agencies, and law enforcement. Patrols must be intensified on roads where rock throwing is common. Surveillance infrastructure, including cameras, drones, and lighting, must be installed, and warnings must be placed on bridges where attacks are frequent so motorists can respond appropriately. Public awareness campaigns are essential to ensure drivers are informed and prepared.
#MISA also urges motorists to adopt practical safety measures. Drivers should change lanes before passing under bridges to reduce the chance of being targeted, remain alert and adjust speed cautiously when approaching known hotspots, and avoid stopping under bridges or in poorly lit areas where attackers may lie in wait.
Martle Keyter, #MISAโs Chief Executive Officer: Operations, stated: โ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐บ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ด. ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ค๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด.โ
#MISA will continue to advocate for stronger road safety measures and calls on government and law enforcement to act now, before more lives are lost.
๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ป๐ท๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ: #๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
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