The death toll on the country’s roads is still rising, and it is apparent at this early stage that the death toll on the roads around Pretoria, Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand may double compared with last year.
Clearly, there is clutching of straws, instead of bringing reckless driving to book.
Isaac Mahamba of the Tshwane Metropolitan Police came up with a stunning recommendation that motorists should pay particular attention to their vehicles’ tires when they do inspections of their vehicles.
Motorists, however, pointed out that the authorities are in fact responsible for tires that cannot be kept in good condition. Particularly away from the national roads, road conditions are often bad, and the appalling road surface, which is not maintained by the state, damages vehicle tires.
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