Minister of Road Fikile Mbalula has released Road accidents statistics since the beginning of the year. Around 961 drivers have been arrested for under the influence of alcohol driving, while 774 people have been killed in 637 crashes that took place in January 2022 – an increase in comparison to last year for the equal period.
On Monday, Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula and the Road Traffic Management Cooperation (RTMC) released the primary 2022 monthly road records. He had dedicated during the release of the festive season road statistics last month to release road statistics monthly.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula lashed out at his detractors after a excessive backlash over the brand new driver’s licence card system. Mbalula promised to reply all questions concerning the device on Wednesday – or even vowed to reveal members of the media how the device worked.
He stated 774 people have been killed in 637 crashes. Most of these crashes, he said, occurred on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, with human behaviour contributing to 90% of the crashes observed by road and environment factors at 5% and automobile factors at 4%
According to Mbalula, this represented a “75% increase in crashes from 484 and a 78% increase in fatalities from 602”.
All provinces, besides for KwaZulu-Natal and Free State recorded an increase in road fatalities in January, year-on-year, said Mbalula
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“To clamp down [on] drunken driving, approximately 961 drivers have been arrested in the last month,” he said.
In January, 1 672 roadblocks had been undertaken, with 741 027 automobiles stopped and checked and a total of 173 686 traffic fines issued, while 4 846 drivers have been arrested for numerous offences.
“The most common traffic violations for which those fines have been issued withinside the month included driving above the velocity limit, driving with out a license, violating traffic signs and driving with wiped out tires,” the minister said.
“A in addition 1 051 drivers have been arrested for running public transport cars with out the necessary operating license and 212 have been arrested for overloading [their vehicles with] passengers,” he added.
“About 3 338 automobiles had been discontinued and 2 762 have been impounded,” said Mbalula.
Mbalula additionally warned motorists that law enforcement would continue to test for inebriated driving, road worthiness of cars in addition to issue fines:
The release of the inaugural monthly road statistics was another building block at the efforts to arrest the carnage at the roads while tracking the effect of the newly evolved intervention.
Mbalula additionally directed this caution at law enforcement officers.
“Over 14 traffic officers withinside the City of Johannesburg have been arrested and convicted for corruption. To fight such activities, officers might be deployed with a technology device called a body camera.
“These cameras will be used to enhance visibility of people who undermine the law to perform corruption whilst at work; at the same time spot stolen automobiles and suspects’ faces,” said Mbalula.
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