Easter road carnage: At least 20 people killed in Gauteng
Gauteng traffic officials have had their hands full manning the roads as many make their to and from their respective destinations this Easter long weekend
The province’s transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo spoke to
eNCAon Monday, 5 April 2021, the same day the Easter weekend comes to an end and many travelers may their way back to their respective provinces.
Mamabolo expressed much concern over the road carnage in Gauteng.
“From the overall assessment we have done over the weekend, the number that we have is that 20 people just over this long weekend, lost their lives and that is really a sad development because when we started with the law enforcement operations on Thursday and even prior to that, the movement and number of fatalities were considerably and positively low,” he said.
South Africa was recently ranked 56th out of 56 countries in a survey looking road safety. Lee Randall examines whether South Africa really is the bottom of the class.
In an average year, 1.35 million people die on the world’s roads and another 50 million are seriously injured. Most (93%) of the deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries, and sub-Saharan Africa is the global hotspot in the road death pandemic. In South Africa 26 out of every 100,000 people die on the roads – far higher than the global average of 18 per 100,000.
My PhD research into bioethical aspects of minibus taxi crashes in Johannesburg pointed to some reasons for this. It also revealed certain strengths in the South African road safety landscape.
ANALYSIS: This is why South Africa is not bottom of the class for road safety
This article first appeared on The Conversation.
In an average year, 1.35 million people die on the world’s roads and another 50 million are seriously injured. Most (93%) of the deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries, and sub-Saharan Africa is the global hotspot in the road death pandemic. In South Africa 26 out of every 100,000 people die on the roads – far higher than the global average of 18 per 100,000.
My PhD research into bioethical aspects of minibus taxi crashes in Johannesburg pointed to some reasons for this. It also revealed certain strengths in the South African road safety landscape.
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