[WATCH]: Drinking and driving ‘robs your life’, says Mbalula
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says drinking and driving does notcheat the system but robs people of their lives.
Mbalula visited the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and the National Traffic Control Centre in Midrand on Tuesday to observe its state of readiness for the festive season.
FESTIVE SEASON ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN
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The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has over 200 cameras on the roads to respond and monitor road emergencies.
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Acting manager at the control centre Sipho Langa says footage captured by the road cameras also assists the law enforcement in identifying and investigating criminal activities on the freeway.
"We have a lot of law enforcement agencies asking if the traffic management centre has footage of crimes that have been reported to have happened on the roads and we have assisted them in successful investigations.”
#Sanral | Mbalula explains some logistics pic.twitter.com/cIxDGxYO9N
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Mbalula says deaths on the roads are mostly as a result of motorists not following basic rules.
"We need to ensure that simple things happen for your safety, people lose their lives because they do not buckle up. Once you are in the car and travelling long distance fasten your safety belt because accidents happen at any time. Dont drink and drive because it affects your visibility and concentration.”
#Sanral| Mbalula says keeping to the rules of the road, we can curb road fatalities that are observed from this very centre. pic.twitter.com/RvuWxKgaBN
— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) December 17, 2019