RTMC urges safe driving behaviour amid wet weather conditions

The South African Weather Services has issued an alert of scattered to isolated showers and thundershowers that is expected over most parts of the province.

This as some travellers have started coming back from holidays, the roads are expected to see a slight increase in traffic volumes from Wednesday.

RTMC spokesperson Simon Zwane has urged drivers to reduce speed, keep a safe following distance, have lights on and avoid crossing flooded bridges.

"Motorists must also ensure that vehicles are in a roadworthy state. Lights, wipers, windscreens , brakes, and tyres must be checked before the start of the journey. Officers will not hesitate to discontinue or impound vehicles that are not roadworthy. "

This comes as more than 1738 vehicles have been discontinued and 3340 impounded since the start of the festive season.

More than 4160 motorists have been arrested, the majority were held for drunken driving while others were detained for producing false documents and driving public transport contrary to operating permits.

"Public transport operators are again reminded that their drivers have proper documents to drive, and the vehicles are used on permitted routes and are not overloaded. Severe consequences will be faced by those found operating contrary to the rules", added Zwane.

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