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Cape Town - In 2016 former Transport Minister Dipuo Peters announced the national Easter road death fatalities on March 29 was down by 46% compared to the same period in 2015.
Peters said that preliminary figures indicate 156 people died on the country’s roads from Thursday March 24- 28 in 2016 compared to 287 fatalities from April 2 - 6 April in 2015, this translated into 131 fewer people died.
Justice Project South Africa chairman Howard Dembovsky said the public and school holidays naturally meant that traffic concentrations would have been significantly lower than they would ordinarily be over an Easter long-weekend last year.
Dembovsky said: "A seeming 46% reduction in road fatalities in Easter 2016 is no cause for celebration and it is most certainly no reason for motorists to let their guard down. Defensive driving is key to assuring one’s own and family’s safety on our roads."
Here's a list of Wheels24 safety tips:
1.Easter long weekend: 'More cars on the road, delays expected' - AA
The Easter weekend carnage on South African roads has for many years been steadily increasing.
2. Taking on the April holidays? These 3 tips can probably save your life
Avoid being a road accident statistic by following these simple checks. It might just come in handy... Now might be a great time to equip yourself with some driving skills which may prevent you from joining these statistics.
3. Roadtrip - a little planning goes a long way on a holiday drive
April madness is in full swing and hand-in-hand with the promise of a fun holiday comes the certainty of a road trip that will test your patience to the limits.
4. Have you checked your car: Happy Holiday or highway to hell?
The Easter weekend has a bleak history in terms of road safety – every year, there is a new road safety campaign launched, and every year, the death toll remains horrific.
5. So a tourist just hit your car? Managing a crash with drivers from abroad
Crashes are sadly commonplace but matters become a lot more complicated when tourists are involved.
6.Here’s how to beat Traffic in SA's most congested Cities
If you are a city dweller and spend your hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic, there are other options available in most of major cities.
7. Spotted cardboard police? 5 things you should know about SA’s cut-out cop car
Earlier in April, Road safety group, a road user shared photos of what appears to be a strange Tshwane metro police department car parked under a bridge on a highway near Pretoria.
