Increase in road fatalities inspires strategic framework for transport
Learner’s licence tests will move to a digital format to eliminate fraud in the issuance of the permits
South Africa’s apocalyptic-like railway system must first become reliable and sustainable before it can be a trusted mode of transport, Road Freight Association says
The headlines vilifying one group of drivers miss the point about an important road safety report.
‘Toyota Quantum and HiAce vehicles are on road on a semi-full-time basis and travel more kilometres vs other models and would, thus, be exposed to more on-road conflict situations,’ the report reads
The state should use funds to build an alternative transport system that is safe and reliable
​Although there was a 2% decrease in fatal crashes from 2016 to 2017, the number of annual fatalities due to car accidents has increased dramatically
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While drunk driving is no doubt a major factor in traffic accidents – SADD indicates that drunk driving is responsible for 65% of all accidents.
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The Road Traffic Management Corporation says its plan to halve the festive season death toll by 2015 is fine, adding road users were at fault.
Transport Minister S’bu Ndebele and the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s Collins Letsoala have run up a raft of fines in the past three years.
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/ 27 December 2011
The Road Traffic Management Corporation has said more than 900 travellers have been killed on South Africa’s roads so far this December.
More than 200 people were killed in road accidents during the Easter weekend, according to the Road Traffic Management Corporation.
More than 1Â 300 road deaths have been recorded since December 2010, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said on Wednesday.
Tshwane motorists need to obey the traffic laws or they could find themselves losing their licences with the new demerit project.
The number of fatal crashes on South African roads over the Easter period has decreased in 2008 compared with last year, Transport Minister Jeff Radebe said on Thursday. ”We are encouraged that the number of fatal crashes over Easter decreased by 55 from 250 in 2007 to 195 in 2008,” Radebe told reporters in Pretoria.
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/ 31 January 2008
The government is looking at the possibility of introducing roadworthiness tests for private vehicles every two years, a senior traffic official said at the launch of a national road safety campaign in Durban on Thursday. Thabo Tsholetsane said government was ”doing a study” to see how often roadworthiness tests could be carried out.
The December holidays always bring turmoil and carnage to South African roads, but this year has seen the number of road fatalities reduced by 18%. Statistics released by the Department of Transport for last month show that the number of deaths had dropped by 263 from the previous year.
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/ 16 October 2007
One man died and another was left critically injured when three trucks collided on the N1 highway before the Golden Highway offramp on Tuesday afternoon, Johannesburg metro police said. Spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said two combination trucks and an eight-tonne truck were involved in the accident.