The December holiday season ended on a positive note for road fatality rates with a 13.9% decrease compared to the previous year. This is in addition to the fact that it was the first festive season without lockdown restrictions since 2019. It was an encouraging decrease and, despite the fact that 1 451 people still lost their lives, it is one of the biggest decreases South Africa saw without lockdown affecting it.
The Road Safety Partnership South Africa (RSP-SA) says following the December/January decrease, South African drivers should aim to outdo this, during the first school break and Easter holidays. “The government attributed the decrease in the fatality rate to law enforcement interventions. It is likely a number of other factors also contributed to this, however, no verified data is available.
“Whatever the cause of the decrease, each individual taking to the roads this March and April, should nonetheless commit to achieving a similar reduction between the 2022…
