Transportation is a key component of the supply chain in South Africa and around the globe. According to then Minister Fikile Mbalula and the 2022/23 festive season preliminary statistics, human factors remain a principal driver of fatalities on our roads, accounting for 87% of all crashes. These are followed by road and environmental factors at 8%, with vehicle factors at 5%. In the 2022 festive period, most crashes occurred between 17h00 and 22h00 particularly on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Furthermore, most fatal crashes involved light motor vehicles (39%), followed by light delivery vehicles (16%), minibuses (7%), and trucks (4%).
People are typically less cautious when driving for work purposes. For instance, 80% of drivers who make business trips use their phone while driving, according to AXA Prevention, compared to 59% of people during personal journeys. Clearly, road safety needs to be a huge priority for fleet managers.
With an alarming increase in the number of road…
