Probably one of the best Social Responsibility projects in South Africa are the OutSurance Pointsmen.
I haven’t seen them around since getting back to JHB 10 days ago and I hope that the initiative has not been stopped as they made an enormous difference to the lives of South Africans who have to sit in massive traffic backlogs throughout the day.
Basically the initiative involves dispatching pointsmen on bright green scooters to busy intersections to try and assist with the flow of traffic. It really does work and can cut as much as 30 minutes off of my time to and from work when they are at intersections on our route.
Productivity up, less stress (less road rage) etc.
Please carry this on in 2010!
