SA’s road safety campaign, ostensibly in force over the last 20 years, amounted to erecting signboards and cameras and hiding traffic officers in the bush. Road deaths in SA during the festive season over the last three years have totalled 1,527, 1,755 and 1,535 — monthly figures that exceed by far the annual figure for road deaths in Australia. Australia has visible and effective policing and there are immediate consequences for bad driving. It is true that Australia is a first-world country with half of SA’s population, but their traffic management works. Surely as a developing country, we don’t have to settle for third-class traffic policing, especially when lives are at stake? Accident specialist Craig Proctor-Parker says it is shocking that some national roads are still without solid central barriers, particularly after 30 deaths on the N1 recently when a truck veered into oncoming traffic after a tyre burst. Progress Hlala of Sanral says barriers won’t work on most roads as th...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.