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12 December, 2022

Put Road Safety First This Festive Season

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) would like to call on all road users to exercise caution and put road safety first this festive season.

The holidays have barely begun, yet we are already seeing almost daily reports of horror crashes across the country. Just last week, a horrific crash in Mpumalanga, between Morgenzon and Amersfoort, resulted in the loss of nine lives.  This past weekend, reports revealed that a pedestrian was struck down by a car on the R21 North in Gauteng and died on the scene. A family of four was also involved in a head-on collision near Bloemfontein, but thankfully all survived, but with injuries. In addition, on the N2 near Mandini, a driver had to have a leg amputated due to a single-vehicle collision into a guardrail.

These are just a few of the many accidents reported over the past few days, and our prayers go out to all the families that lost loved ones.

It is our belief that all of these accidents could have been avoided.

Road users must stick to the speed limits, and avoid reckless driving, such as overtaking on blind corners, or speeding when roads are wet. We further encourage everyone who intends to consume alcohol to arrange for alternative transport, or to have a designated – non-drinking – driver when planning for year-end parties and other social gatherings. For drivers who are embarking on long trips to other parts of the country: please ensure that your vehicles are road-worthy; check your tires and your brakes. Take turns while you drive or stop to rest every few hours.

The IFP further calls on the Minister of Transport to ensure that the traffic services are fully capacitated, with sufficient traffic officers available to conduct the necessary roadblocks, particularly at times when high volumes of traffic are expected on the roads, such as around New Years. Not only are these roadblocks essential to prevent drinking and driving, but they also provide an opportunity for officials to check for illegally obtained drivers licences, and to get drivers without the proper knowledge of road safety and traffic rules, off our roads.

Further, we acknowledge that the condition of our roads also plays a part when it comes to accidents. As the IFP, we will continue our ongoing campaign against potholes, and to hold the Minister to account for the mismanagement of our road network.
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Contact
Hon. KP Sithole
IFP Member on Transport
072 784 1909

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