Returning Easter holidaymakers clog Gauteng roads 05 April 2021 - 14:51 Provincial traffic police spokesperson Sello Maremane told Sowetan that the N1, N3, N4 and N12 were the busiest routes by late Sunday.
Gauteng experienced high peak volumes of road traffic on its major freeways leading into the province as thousands of commuters travelled back to their homes after the long Easter weekend. Provincial traffic police spokesperson Sello Maremane told Sowetan that the N1, N3, N4 and N12 were the busiest routes by late Sunday.
“There is a high peak on our major freeways. The N1 freeway from Polokwane to Pretoria has high volumes. We are already registering about 3,000 vehicles per hour at Carousel Toll Plaza. The N3 from Durban to Johannesburg is also one road where we are expecting a high peak,” said Maremane.
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The North West province has deployed a large number of traffic officials across the province to curb crime and road accidents.
The Department of Community Safety and Transport Management s spokesperson, Oshebeng Alpheus Koonyaditse, says 545 personnel have been deployed in all arterial routes in the province during the long Easter weekend.
Officials in the province are not part of those who will be using body cameras and drones in an effort to keep a watchful eye on the busy routes in the province during this period.
Koonyaditse says body cameras at the moment are being used by national traffic police under Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).
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Thamsanqa Phechudi writes that
although the transmission rate of Covid-19 remains relatively low at the moment, we must not let our guard down as we observe our religious celebrations.
This weekend, many South Africans will travel around the country to visit their families, friends and, more importantly, join the rest of the world in observing religious celebrations.
It is also a time when we see an increase in traffic volumes on the road. Unfortunately, there is usually a high rate of road accidents and fatalities over the period.
Even one death on our roads is one too many and with it, comes untold heartache and familial distress, whether financial or emotional. Accidents can be avoided if motorists and pedestrians take responsibility and make a conscious decision to abide by laws and the rules of the road.
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GEORGE NEWS - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has confirmed that renewal notices for driving licences and professional driving permits (PrDPs) will no longer be printed and posted, but from 8 March 2021 an online system will activate SMS and email reminders.
This means all driving licence holders whose correct contact details are on the NaTIS online system will in future receive a SMS or email notification on the 1
st of the month for a driving licence or professional driving permit that expires at the end of that month (so, if your driving licence or PrDP expires 31 May, you will receive a notification on 1 May).
EASTER SAFETY HITS THE ROADS! Christopher Moagi
Comments Traffic on major routes such as the N1 and N3 is expected to be high as interprovincial travel is permitted under Level 1 lockdown restrictions. Photo by Lucky Morajane.
IT’S all systems go for the Road Safety Easter Campaign, which kick-started on the N3 Heidelberg Weighbridge yesterday.
Led by the Department of Transport, law enforcement agencies were out in numbers stopping and searching vehicles.
The latest technology which was provided to traffic officers to work in a real-life situation was also put to the test.
This included body cameras, drones and high-speed vehicles.