Kaya 959 Reporter
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has released a study that shows which cars contributed to the most fatal crashes and speed infringements.
The study revealed that Volkswagen Polo drivers were the highest contributors to fatal crashes as well as speeding.
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The South African Fatal Crashes in Context study analysed fatal crash data from October 1 2017 to June 30 2021, a period of 3.8 years.
According to the reports, A total of 48,330 vehicles were involved in fatal crashes over the analysis period in 37,583 fatal crashes with 66.9% of the vehicle registrations that could be traced to their respective NaTIS classification.
RTMC has shared the top 20 list of vehicle make and model with the highest contribution to fatal crashes and speed infringements.
Here is the top 20 list of vehicle make and model with the highest contribution to fatal crashes and speed infringements and their representation in the total vehicle population. #PoloDrivers pic.twitter.com/jorQzqiAv9
— Road Traffic Management Corporation (@TrafficRTMC) January 27, 2022
Click here to read the full report.
Though VW Polo drivers topped the list, the list also showed some interesting data.
According to the list, out of the newly released list of 20 vehicle makes and models the VW Polo, Toyota Hilux, and Toyota Quantum accounted for 43.2% of fatal crashes.



