Drivers may have to Rica licences

I wonder if this will apply to Taxi's as well????

Not a bad idea - as UK does, but the administration nightmare will be huge and the corruption even bigger!!!!

I wonder when they gonna start with compulsory TP insurance which is to fall in line with the roadworthy of the vehicles- again as per UK and other countries.
 
Have you guys seen the news last night? They made it clear that they want to do this in order to easilly arrest those with outstanding fines.
 
Drivers’ licence testing shock

NEW drivers would have to complete a “graduation year” before they get a proper licence – and if they commit certain offences in that period, they would have to go back to square one.

And if your vehicle is 10 years old or older – then budget to pay for a roadworthy test once every two years.

The battle to improve road safety has been boosted with a raft of draft National Road Traffic Act regulations, gazetted for comment last week.

While roleplayers like the Automobile Association (AA) have welcomed them, MEC for Transport and Public Works Robin Carlisle wants some of the regulations strengthened.

Members of the public have until July 6 to comment on the draft regulations.

These include the regulation of driving schools, vehicles older than 10 years having to be roadworthy tested every two years, and a graduation system for new drivers.

After passing a driver’s test, a new driver would be given a 12-month provisional licence, according to the draft regulations. Within this period, driving while under the influence, notching up six traffic offences, driving between midnight and 4am, overloading and speeding would lead to the provisional licence being suspended for two years. Every 60 hours of driving would have to be logged and the vehicle driven would have to display a red P that was visible from at least 20 metres.

Driving schools and instructors would have to be registered and their vehicles licensed, registered and roadworthy. Location of the school would become a requirement for registration.

Carlisle said while the regulations would add to road safety, he wanted an improvement to that which would compel vehicle owners registered on the Transport Department’s eNaTiS system to provide proof of address not as a once off requirement as they do now, when they register, but with every transaction.

Some errant drivers and vehicle owners did not bother to pay fines, while others gave false addresses and so escaped the law, Carlisle said. Enforcing provision of identity and

proof of address during vehicle identity and proof of address during vehicle-related transactions would stop these practices.

Carlisle said it would lead to “major repercussions” for offenders if they were not be able to register, license or insure a vehicle.

“It can work. While this may present challenges in terms of practical implementation, young, reckless drivers are among the biggest killers on our roads. It is important to curb them. You’ll find that some will keep on driving, but for others it will be very difficult – like if a person who drives for his work.”

Carlisle said the accident in Rheenendal in which 14 children died when their school bus plunged into a river on August 24 had shown the importance of requiring regular roadworthy tests for older vehicles.

“It will also bring us in line with most other countries,” he said.

On the question of regulations for driving schools, he said: “We have a lot of problems with driving schools, some who charge excessive fees and some where people purport to be highly trained, but can’t drive.

“The close connection between some driving schools and driving test centres should also be put under the microscope as there could be corrupt activity.”

AA spokesman Gary Ronald said: “We are absolutely in favour of the graduation to a driver’s licence. We suggested it two years ago.”

The AA also supported the regular roadworthy tests, Ronald said. He said that about 13 or 14 years was the average age of cars on the country’s roads.

On the regulation of driving schools, he said: “It is a difficult one. The industry has to be regulated, but not to a point where it excludes people.”

Val Oliver, owner of Val’s Driving School said: “It is good idea to have tight regulations.”

National Department of Transport spokesman Tiyani Rikhotso did not respond by deadline.

There was no response to messages left for Road Traffic Management Corporation spokesman Ashref Ismail.
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gregmcc said:
you really think that is going to help - R50 gets you whatever you want.
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Yeah I know, a few people I know gave up the driver test after failing it 3 times and just bought the license for about +-R1000.

It is just so easy these days.
 
I understand why. But again. Making new laws will help fuskall. Enforce the laws they currently have.

This is just going to screw me over. and the Guy with his Datsun Bakkie from 19foertsek will still not obey the law and just ask his buddy the traffic cop to let him go.
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FAk you donnerse lot incompetent shyte louse of an ANC idiots I hope the Taxi’s come burn down your offices.
 
"driving between midnight and 4am" ... so y is driving during this time punishable by having your licence taken away??
also, RICA is fairly easy to bypass as all you need to do is get an affidavit from the police station ... so this will not stop the people from lying about their addresses, as they cannot really force someone to have bank accounts or live in a suburb
 
Mila said:
I understand why. But again. Making new laws will help fuskall. Enforce the laws they currently have.

This is just going to screw me over. and the Guy with his Datsun Bakkie from 19foertsek will still not obey the law and just ask his buddy the traffic cop to let him go.
:mad:

FAk you donnerse lot incompetent shyte louse of an ANC idiots I hope the Taxi’s come burn down your offices.
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Well Said.
 
i could understand the phones, but this maks no sense at all. if cops did their job and sat on the roads and maintained more of a presence then there would be less accidents. on top of that, ban drinking period.

to get your drivers license is a long and expensive process, now they just want to make it harder.h it took me 3 years to get my drivers license. maybe i'm in the wrong business. they forget not everybody has money to repair their vehicles if it's declared unsafe and some of them require a vehicle to get to work to keep a job. unless you meet people half way then you should shut the **** up and sort yourselves out first.

take away their cars and let us see how well they cope in their own system
 
smalltownsky said:
i could understand the phones, but this maks no sense at all. if cops did their job and sat on the roads and maintained more of a presence then there would be less accidents. on top of that, ban drinking period.

to get your drivers license is a long and expensive process, now they just want to make it harder.h it took me 3 years to get my drivers license. maybe i'm in the wrong business. they forget not everybody has money to repair their vehicles if it's declared unsafe and some of them require a vehicle to get to work to keep a job. unless you meet people half way then you should shut the **** up and sort yourselves out first.

take away their cars and let us see how well they cope in their own system
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Meet people halfway but ban drinking altogether despite the millions of South Africans that consume alcohol without being reckless about it? :p
 
porchrat said:
Meet people halfway but ban drinking altogether despite the millions of South Africans that consume alcohol without being reckless about it? :p
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i've yet to meet a south african that is not reckless in some way at least when consuming alcohol :p be it driving or hitting on friends/married couples :p
 
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