Road traffic accidents and deaths continue to be a challenge globally and threaten to disrupt the achievements of socio-economic goals. Road traffic accidents have become the major cause of death for individuals aged between 5 and 29 years. As such, there have been calls for strengthening regulations and enforcement of traffic laws. Despite the strengthening of legislation and the establishment of key role players, enforcement of laws and regulations governing road safety remain a challenge in South Africa. Road traffic accidents remain high for a middle-income country as estimates in 2015 suggested that these cost the country R142.9 billion, equalling 3.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Attitudes of drivers towards national traffic laws in South Africa are determined by how they perceive traffic law enforcement. Therefore, professionalisation of traffic officers is of paramount importance. The objective of this study is to