A preliminary report from Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services indicates that six road users died on the province’s roads over the weekend.
Provincial traffic officers arrested 32 motorists for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol on 30 September and 1 October 2016.
Breath testing was performed on 1 899 drivers at 24 alcohol blitz roadblocks across the province. The highest breath alcohol reading was recorded in the Vredendal service area. At 1.23 mg of alcohol/ 1 000 ml of breath, this is five times over the legal limit of 0.24 mg/ 1 000 ml.
In addition, two arrests were made: one drunken pedestrian in Vredendal; and one for obstructing a traffic officer in the execution of duty in Brackenfell.
A total of 6 910 vehicles were screened for speeding and 567 speeding offences were recorded. Fines in the amount of R340 000 were issued for a variety of reasons, ranging from driver offences to vehicle fitness violations.
Date | Location of crash | Fatalities |
Saturday, 1 October 2016 | Worcester | 1 driver 2 passengers |
Sunday, 2 October 2016 | George | 1 passenger |
Sunday, 2 October 2016 | N2 Macassar | 1 pedestrian |
Sunday, 2 October 2016 | R60 Ashton | 1 driver |
During October, the Department of Transport and Public Works will be focusing on child road safety including:
Comprehensive road safety education for children requires the involvement of traffic officers, parents, teachers and other adults in a community. Together, we can set a good example for children by consistently adhering to the rules of the road.
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Jacques Mostert
Provincial Traffic Spokesperson
Department of Transport and Public Works
Tel: 021 483 7897
Cell: 082 820 0621
Email: Jacques.Mostert2@westerncape.gov.za
Byron la Hoe
Communication Officer
Department of Transport and Public Works
Tel: 021 483 9813
Cell: 079 281 8570
Email: byron.lahoe@westerncape.gov.za
You can follow the Department of Transport and Public Works on Twitter: @WCGovTPW