A preliminary report from Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services indicates that three road users died on the province’s roads over the weekend.
Provincial traffic officers arrested 21 motorists for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol on 2 and 3 September 2016.
In addition, three drivers received notices to appear in court for speeding near Vredenburg.
Breath testing was performed on 1 535 drivers at 20 alcohol blitz roadblocks across the province. The highest breath alcohol reading was recorded in the Swellendam service area. At 1.13 mg of alcohol/ 1 000 ml of breath, this is almost five times the legal limit of 0.24 mg/ 1 000 ml.
A total of 9 701 vehicles were screened for speeding and 609 speeding offences were recorded.
Fines in the amount of R214 250 were issued for a variety of reasons, ranging from driver offences to vehicle fitness violations.
Date | Location of crash | Fatalities |
Friday, 2 September 2016 | N2 Jakes Gerwel Drive | 1 pedestrian |
Friday, 2 September 2016 | R304 Philadelphia | 1 pedestrian |
Sunday, 4 September 2016 | N1 Laingsburg | 1 passenger |
Seatbelts are not accessories. They save lives and reduce the risk of injury. Drivers and passengers should always wear seatbelts, even on the shortest journey. Regulations to the National Road Traffic Act provide that children up to the age of three must be in appropriate child restraints when travelling in private vehicles, even on the shortest journey. Wearing a seatbelt could be a difference between life and death. It is not just your own life you are protecting when you do the right thing by buckling up. In a collision, an unrestrained passenger becomes a high-speed projectile, endangering everyone inside the vehicle. It only takes a second to save a life, so buckle up, front and back, on every trip.
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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