Large number of law enforcement officers to flood SA roads 18 December 2020 - 07:15
One of the key focus areas for traffic law-enforcement officers this festive season is to decrease the number of fatalities of road users aged between 24 and 34 which they describe as the most problematic drivers on the country s roads.
“The excitement of youthful drivers is one of the things that leads to high number of fatal accidents on the roads. We have noticed that there is a behavioural issue because of the high levels of adrenaline and youthful exuberance,” Road Traffic Management Corporation spokesperson Simon Zwane said yesterday.
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Traffic law enforcement officers are also stepping up the campaign to remove unsafe vehicles from the roads ahead of the peak festive season travel.
According to Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) spokesperson Simon Zwane, more than 1800 vehicles have been removed from the roads for being operated on public roads with major defects that placed the lives of other road users at risk.
An additional 1465 public transport vehicles have been impounded for operating contrary to their permits and overloading.
Some of the major defects identified in the vehicles included faulty brakes, dysfunctional steering racks, worn tyres and cracked windscreens. The owners of the vehicles have to fix the defects and subject the cars to roadworthy tests before operating them on public roads again.
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Gauteng motorists whose driver’s licenses expired in September will from now on receive text messages with the available renewal time slots.
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The Gauteng Department of Transport and the Road Traffic Management Corporation made the announcement on Thursday.
The department’s Theo Nkonki says motorists will be asked to book their dates within seven days.
“We are going to be sending text messages, especially to the people who have had their licenses expired at end of September. Those will be sent text messages to remind them to renew and further to that, we are giving slots that are available.
nsafe vehicles will be removed from the roads this festive season.
Thousands of unsafe vehicles have already been impounded.
Last year, vehicles roadworthiness was a factor in 7% of fatal crashes over the festive season.
Traffic law enforcement officers are stepping up the campaign to remove unsafe vehicles from the roads ahead of the peak festive season travel.
According to Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) spokesperson Simon Zwane, more than 1 800 vehicles have been removed from the roads for being operated on public roads with major defects that placed the lives of other road users at risk.
An additional 1 465 public transport vehicles have been impounded for operating contrary to their permits and overloading.