MEDIA RELEASE

Weekly Cumulative Festive Season Road Safety Report

For the Month:01 Jan. 2013-31Jan 2013

Source: RTMC

  1. Major Fatal Crashes: cumulative from 01Jan. 2013– 31n Jan 2013

NB: A Major Fatal Crash is determined by the RTMC using the following criteria:
  • a crash in which five (5) or more persons are killed;
  • a fatal crash in which five (5) or more vehicles are involved; or
  • a fatal crash in which vehicles carrying hazardous substances are involved;
  • any high profile crash that the Corporation feels necessary to investigate;

Date / Time / Location / Province / Fatalities / Injuries / Crash Types / Contributory Factord
1-Jan-13 / 05:00 / Eastern Cape / Eastern
Cape / 5 / 0 / Single vehicle overturned / Pedestrian: Jay walking
2-Jan-13 / 14:00 / Gauteng / Gauteng / 16 / 2 / Head on / Fail to keep vehicle under control due to tyre burst
2-Jan-13 / 16:00 / Mpumalanga / Mpumalan
ga / 5 / 2 / Head on / Overtook when unlawful / unsafe
10-Jan-13 / 05:00 / Oxford Road, At the intersection with North Wold Road / Gauteng / 2 / 1 / Single vehicle overturned / Fail to keep vehicle under control
14-Jan-13 / 03:00 / R 23, near the Suikerbosrand Bridge, Balfour, Heidelberg / Mpumalanga / 8 / 8 / Single vehicle overturned / Fail to keep vehicle under control
15-Jan-13 / 13:45 / N2, Between East london and Mooiplaas at the Bulugha turnoff / Eastern Cape / 5 / 17 / Head On / TBC
26-Jan-13 / 14:00 / M4 Southern Freeway near the Congella Bridge, Durban / KwaZulu Natal / 5 / 13 / Single vehicle overturned / Fail to keep vehicle under control
31-Jan-13 / 03:00 / N3 North, Between Tugela River and Bergville interchange / KwaZulu Natal / 5 / 3 / Head-rear / TBC
  1. Enforcement Outcomes and Arrests for the period: 01 Jan. 2013 – 31 Jan. 2013

JANUARY 2013 / ARRESTS
Authority / Target / Vehicles stopped / Notices issued / Notices issued - Seatbelt Front / Notices issued - Seatbelt Rear / Vehicles Discontinued / Vehicles Impounded / Drink & Drive / Reckless & Negligent Driving / Excessive Speed / Taxi/Public Transport Permits / False Documentation / No drivers license / Other / TOTAL
Limpopo / 70 000 / 155237 / 21873 / 0 / 0 / 141 / 109 / 8 / 0 / 19 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 31
Gauteng / 270 000 / 168539 / 234702 / 5 602 / 5 / 589 / 209 / 144 / 116 / 52 / 13 / 1 / 13 / 105 / 462
North West / 65 000 / 108787 / 24764 / 1 994 / 0 / 67 / 0 / 33 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 32 / 84
Mpumalanga / 85 000 / 65113 / 24362 / 2 019 / 21 / 632 / 834 / 14 / 2 / 7 / 496 / 1 / 0 / 45 / 768
Free State / 55 000 / 77000 / 10339 / 877 / 315 / 16 / 0 / 7 / 5 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 30
Kwa-Zulu Natal / 160 000 / 120193 / 24825 / 1 658 / 43 / 595 / 0 / 136 / 3 / 30 / 111 / 14 / 19 / 34 / 351
Eastern Cape / 85 000 / 96028 / 19310 / 2 071 / 23 / 2 383 / 3 / 116 / 7 / 107 / 1 / 29 / 59 / 319
Western Cape / 150 000 / 249623 / 132774 / 7 245 / 687 / 356 / 116 / 807 / 22 / 6 / 105 / 11 / 0 / 201 / 1155
Northern Cape / 30 000 / 38070 / 8072 / 483 / 18 / 34 / 21 / 5 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 7
NTP / 30 000 / 24435 / 6109 / 30544 / 1950 / 162 / 41 / 66 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 72
Provincial total / 1000000 / 1103025 / 507130 / 52493 / 3062 / 4975 / 1333 / 1336 / 156 / 242 / 725 / 29 / 76 / 478 / 3279
  1. Road Safety Hints in Respect of Contributory factors and Crash types

-Head on Collisions
  • Motorists must ensure that it is safe to overtake before doing so. “When in doubt, don’t”. Barrier line overtaking is prohibited and offenders will be arrested.
  • When intending to pass a slow moving vehicle on a two-way road, motorists are advised to employ the techniques of defensive driving: Ask yourself:
(1)Is it legal?
(2)Is it safe?
(3)Is it worthwhile?
-Single vehicles Overturning
  • This could be as a result of fatigue amongst others; motorists are urged to take regular breaks when driving long distances.
  • Tyres bursts also lead to loss of control over the vehicle, motorist are to check the tyre pressure especially when undertaking long journeys.
  • Report bad driving to 0861 400 800

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