Road safety stats show carnage on our roads still great cause for concern- Parliament should investigate
23 January 2018
The DA extends our deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones during the 2017/18 festive season on South Africa’s roads and highways.
While the DA welcomes the overall reduction of fatalities on our roads, the 1 527 people who lost their lives on our roads is still a staggering and worrying figure.
The DA will now request that the Portfolio Committee on Transport put pedestrian safety and the reduction of fatalities on our roads at the top of its agenda. It is paramount that parliament investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of government’s plan to deal with this matter.
However, accidents involving drivers and passengers were sadly not the only cause of death on our roads this past festive season.