By Zuko Komisa
The National Department of Transport releases the 2022-’23 festive season road traffic statistics.
The government has made substantial progress in reducing road deaths, as 1 451 persons lost their lives during the 2022–2023 holiday season compared to 1 685 fatalities during the preceding period.
The drop in traffic fatalities for the time period starting on December 1, 2022, and ending on January 11, 2023, according to Fikile Mbalula, Minister of Transport, amounts to 13.9%.
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“In Gauteng and Western Cape, pedestrian fatalities constitute 54% of all fatalities, implying that for every 100 people that died from a road crash, 54 were pedestrians.
“For this festive season, passenger fatalities recorded a 7% decline, with 31% recorded in the current period, compared to 38% in the previous festive season.
“Driver fatalities declined from 28% in the previous period to 27% in this festive season. Cyclist fatalities also declined from 3% in the previous period to 2% in the current festive season,” Mbalula said.
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