Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has warned drunk drivers and reckless drivers that their days are numbered while ordering the owners of Ferarris to keep their cars parked in the village when they are drunk.
Mbalula issued the strong warnings while releasing the national Easter long weekend road accident statistics on Thursday. He said the country had made headway in reducing the number of crashes and deaths on the roads.
The weekend road crash and law enforcement statistics were as follows:
There were 189 crashes nationally
A total of 235 people were killed in road accidents
112 people were arrested for speeding excessively
28 motorists were arrested for inconsiderate, reckless and negligent driving
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has outlined a number of initiatives which are currently being worked on by his department, including a plan to scrap over…
The days of having a beer after work and driving home will soon be over - and that s not just because of the lockdown restrictions. Once South Africa s strict new drunk-driving laws are passed later this year, you won t be allowed behind the wheel of a motor vehicle after even one drink.
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says the National Road Traffic Amendment Act, which will be in force by June 2021, will totally prohibit the use and consumption of alcohol by all motor vehicle operators on South African public roads.
Currently, it s still legal to get behind the wheel if your blood-alcohol level is under 0.05g per 100ml. The new bill adopts a zero-tolerance approach to drunk driving by setting the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers at 0%.
New 0% drunk-driving law: This is how it will affect your car insurance If you break the law by driving with alcohol in your blood, your insurer will have no obligation to meet your claim. Contributor Monday, 01 February 2021, 07:29 Many South Africans enjoy a beer after work before going home but it seems that they will not be able to do that in any way when the country’s strict new drunk-driving laws are passed later this year.
BUSINESS NEWS - While many South Africans are looking forward to having a beer after work before going home when the alcohol ban is lifted, it seems that they will not be able to do that in any way when the country’s strict new drunk-driving laws are passed later this year.