Traffic officials across the country are expected to step up law enforcement operations over the long weekend following Youth Day and school holidays in an effort to reduce road fatalities.
The spokesperson for the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), Simon Zwane, says motorists can expect to see traffic law enforcement every 20 kilometres during their journeys in coming weeks.
“High impact operations have been planned which will see national, provincial, metro and municipal traffic officers working jointly with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to proactively deal with traffic violations and reduce collisions,” says Zwane.
Statistics by the RTMC show that the number of fatalities during the month of June has reduced by 11% over the last three years. A total of 1 072 people died on South African roads in June 2015.
Zwane further says officials will especially intensify their operations on weekends.
“Traffic chiefs are seeking to reduce fatalities further this year by focusing their operations on the days on which most collisions occur and factors that contribute to fatalities, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are the days generally associated with a high number of collisions, including pay-day weekends and long weekends,” says Zwane.
Mark Steenbok
