Over 1000 motorists arrested over the Easter weekend across the country
The Road Traffic Management Corperation has arrested more than one thousand road users and impounded 900 vehicles in law enforcement operations conducted in all nine provinces since the start of the Easter holidays on Thursday.
The arrests relate to various offenses, such as drunken driving, producing false driving documentation, driving recklessly, operating on the roads without driving permits, and overloading both goods and passengers.
Vehicles have been impounded mainly in KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga for violation of public transport operating permits.
This increased traffic volumes were experienced on Thursday and Friday from approximately 10h00 with the N1 North and N3 South recording an average of 2 000 vehicles passing through various tollgates per hour.
The N4 East recorded 1 900 per hour, while N1 South recorded an average of 1,000 vehicles.
RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane says over 75,000 cars have been stopped and checked.
"A total of where 75 961 vehicles were stopped and checked, 916 927 drivers were issued with traffic fines for various infringements," Zwane says.
"One of the major concerns during this period is unroadworthy vehicles, and 274 vehicles with defects vehicles were discontinued."
"Law enforcement operations are continuing throughout the holiday period along major routes and within residential areas to ensure compliance with traffic regulations."
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