Easter weekend road stats released
By Nadia Samie
28 March 2008
National tranport minister Jeff Radebe yesterday released the anticipated Easter Weekend traffic report to the nation. Overall, there was a decrease in the number of deaths on South African roads during the busy long weekend.
The number of fatalities over Easter 2008 decreased by 76 lives, that’s 23.82 percent. In 2007, 319 people died on our roads over the long Easter weekend. This year, to 243 people lost their lives. While there is a slight improvement, critics say that it is nothing to celebrate, as the procedure of gathering these numbers does not include people who may die a day later in hospital. It only tallies those lives that are lost on the scene of an accident.
In the Western Cape 61 drivers were arrested for drinking and driving.
Radebe thanked law enforcement agencies and emergency management services personnel who had put in many hours to help save lives on the country’s road network over the Easter Weekend. He also thanked motorists and pedestrians for their improved road behaviour this year.
28 March 2008
National tranport minister Jeff Radebe yesterday released the anticipated Easter Weekend traffic report to the nation. Overall, there was a decrease in the number of deaths on South African roads during the busy long weekend.
The number of fatalities over Easter 2008 decreased by 76 lives, that’s 23.82 percent. In 2007, 319 people died on our roads over the long Easter weekend. This year, to 243 people lost their lives. While there is a slight improvement, critics say that it is nothing to celebrate, as the procedure of gathering these numbers does not include people who may die a day later in hospital. It only tallies those lives that are lost on the scene of an accident.
In the Western Cape 61 drivers were arrested for drinking and driving.
Radebe thanked law enforcement agencies and emergency management services personnel who had put in many hours to help save lives on the country’s road network over the Easter Weekend. He also thanked motorists and pedestrians for their improved road behaviour this year.
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