Law enforcement visible every 20km’s this holiday – dept
Numerous lives have been lost due to fatal car accidents in the last few months and with the long weekend and school holidays on our doorstep the decision was made to heighten law enforcement operations on the roads.
MOKOPANE – The decision was made by the MEC of the Department of Transport, Safety, Security and Liaison, Mapula Mokaba-Phukwana along with Traffic Chiefs from all of the districts and municipalities in an attempt to reduce crashes.
This follows after statistics collected by the Road Traffic Management Corporation indicated that a total of 1 072 road deaths were recorded last year for the same period.
According Kagiso Mootane, Spokesperson for the Limpopo Department of Transport, Safety, Security and Liaison: “Motorists can expect to see traffic law enforcement every 20 km’s during their journey.
“High impact operations have been planned which will see national, provincial, and municipal traffic officers working jointly with the police to proactively deal with traffic violations and reduce collisions.”
The following roads have been identified as hazardous routes that will be intensely patrolled:
The N1-South Gauteng to Polokwane, the N1-North Polokwane to Musina, the R37 from Burgersfort to Polokwane, the N11 from Marble Hall to Groblersbrug, the R81 Polokwane to Giyane, and the R521 Polokwane to Dendron.
Statistics collected by the Road Traffic Management Corporation indicate that the number of people dying on the roads in the month of June have been reduced by 11% in the past three years.
The numbers have come down from 1262 in 2013 to 1072 in 2015.
Traffic chiefs are seeking to reduce fatalities even further this year by focusing their operations on the days on which most collisions occur and factors that contribute to fatalities.
“We seek to reduce road fatalities even further this year by focusing our operations on factors that contribute to fatalities and increasing our patrols on the days on which most collisions occurred in the past. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are the days generally associated with a high number of collisions including payday weekends and long weekends,” said Mokaba-Phukwana.
“Drunk driving, speed, fatigue and uncontrolled pedestrian behaviour are some of the human factors that will be addressed as they contribute majorly to collisions and fatalities,” Mootane further stated.
Motorists are warned that major construction on some sections of the main national roads is currently underway to improve the quality of the roads.
Motorists are warned that major construction on some sections of the main national roads are currently underway to improve the quality of the roads. To report any incidents, people can contact the Department of Transport’s control room at 0800 00 66 94 or (015) 295 1022.
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