THE untimely passing of minister Collins Chabane has once again put road safety under the spotlight. In reality it should never be out of the spotlight. On average 43 people die on SA’s roads every single day.When it comes to road safety everyone is a stakeholder. Government is doing nowhere near enough and those who are supposed to enforce road laws focus more on speeding offences and not on the many thousands of other transgressions that put lives at risk every day. The media only tends to make a song and dance about it when there are major headlines and many individuals drive on the roads as though they think they are immortal with little consideration for themselves, their families and for other road users.Then there are the car companies. Many run big marketing campaigns announcing that their latest model has achieved five stars in the Euro NCAP crash test. Others proudly tell you all about the numerous passive and active safety features in their cars and how they will do more ...
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