The MEC for Police, Roads and Transport in the Free State Province, Honourable Butana Komphela, on 2 February 2012 pleaded that at least a 1 000 women taxi drivers must be trained for the industry. Hon. Komphela was speaking at a media conference in Bloemfontein where the statistics of the Festive Season’s Arrive Alive campaign during December 2011 were revealed. During the period 1 December-31 December 2011 law enforcement officers of the Free State Province stopped 40 752 vehicles and issued 43 462 notices and arrested 202 people.