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Chikunga leads festive season road safety awareness campaign on N3

Chikunga leads festive season road safety awareness campaign on N3

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga will lead the festive season road safety awareness campaign at the Sanral Mariannhill Toll Plaza on the N3 in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. 

“The festive season road safety awareness campaign is a government programme that aims to prioritise and promote safer road usage during the high peak season on South African roads,” the department said in a statement. 

The objective of the campaign is not only to ensure smooth flows of traffic but also to prevent negligent and reckless driving that results in road crashes, injuries and fatalities.

The road safety campaign was launched in the last week of November and is a collaboration between different levels of government, transport entities led by CEOs, private sector organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and key stakeholders and role players.

“Festive season activities in South Africa are associated with year-end celebrations, economic industry slowdowns and year-end closures, increased traffic volumes and increased road crash incidents,” the statement read. 

The department said a large proportion of road crash victims are pedestrians and passengers as a result of lack or even non-use of safety belts and jaywalking. – SAnews.gov.za

 

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Thu, 12/14/2023 – 09:21

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga will guide the festive season road safety awareness campaign at the Sanral Mariannhill Toll Plaza on the N3 in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. 

“The festive season road safety awareness campaign is a government programme that aims to prioritise and promote safer road usage during the high peak season on South African roads,” the department said in a statement. 

The objective of the campaign is not only to ensure smooth flows of traffic but also to prevent negligent and reckless driving that results in road crashes, injuries and fatalities.

The road safety campaign was launched in the last week of November and is a collaboration between different levels of government, transport entities led by CEOs, private sector organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and key stakeholders and role players.

“Festive season activities in South Africa are associated with year-end celebrations, economic industry slowdowns and year-end closures, increased traffic volumes and increased road crash incidents,” the statement read. 

The department said a large proportion of road crash victims are pedestrians and passengers as a result of lack or even non-use of safety belts and jaywalking. – SAnews.gov.za

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