The Department of Transport (DoT) has issued a warning to South Africans, wherein they outlined the most dangerous routes and roads across the country, Cape {town} Etc reports.
The Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy, has indicated that road accidents and crashes last year cost the South African economy approximately R205 billion.
A total of 11, 883 road accident fatalities were recorded during 2023 and an astounding 1285 of these deaths occurred during the festive season.
As such, the Department is working closely with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), as well as with provincial and municipal authorities, to implement safe-guarding measures during the 2024 festive season.
Implemented initiatives will focus on enforcement, education, and pedestrian safety.
According to IOL, most of the road accidents occur over weekends, late at night and in the early hours of the morning.
Law enforcement officers have been instructed to guard against speeding as well as drunk driving.
Drivers have further been advised to assess the roadworthiness of their vehicles before travelling, take frequent breaks from operating motor vehicles when tired, always make use of safety belts and drive within the designated speed limits.
Business Tech has outlined a few of the roads which have been labelled as dangerous. In the Western Cape, the Khayelitsha section of the N2 road was highlighted.
Other roads on the list include the R71 Mankweng, R37 Mecklenburg and the N1 Naboomspruit in Limpopo, the R573 KwaMhlanga, N4 Vosman and N4 Nelspruit in Mpumalanga and the R21 Kempton Park in Gauteng.
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