Early indications are that it’s proving to be a good Easter weekend on the roads.
|||Johannesburg - Early indications are that it’s proving to be a good Easter weekend on the roads.
The number of deaths by on Friday night was 62 percent lower than at the same stage last year, the Road Transport Management Corporation (RTMC) said.
Spokesman Simon Zwane said that in the week leading up to Good Friday, the RTMC recorded 45 deaths across the country, compared with 120 in the same period last year.
Earlier this week, it said the road death toll was one of the lowest in five years.
Speeding and alcohol use by drivers remained a big challenge, however. More than 688 drivers were arrested in Joburg for drunken driving.
“We expect traffic volumes to increase on Monday when motorists return from their destinations. After that we will release full statistics on the death toll,” Zwane said.
Saturday Star