The Transport Ministry (RSA) has released their December 2024 Road Safety Report – Media Statement, included below are a few excerpts from this document.
“As if the news reports of terrible crashes and the resultant deaths and injuries day-in and day-out over the festive season were not enough, the statistics which we are releasing today tell all of us that South African road users continue to disobey the traffic laws with no regard for human life – that has had and continues to have tragic consequences”.
“Our law enforcement officers issued 711,184 fines for various traffic offences across the country. Some 23,607 fines were issued to drivers who failed to wear seatbelts, while another 16,925 motorists were fined for using cell phones while driving. Then, 16,527 vehicles were found to be unroadworthy and issued with traffic fines as well as their motor vehicle licence discs removed particularly in areas where vehicles could not be impounded due to lack of impoundment facilities. It must however be emphasized that, in total, 8,917 motor vehicles were impounded in areas where facilities were available.”
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