Article: Road users failed SA: RTMC

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Stop being so extreme, you're almost as bad as mike over there (I can't even take his posts half seriously anymore)

They say prevention is better than cure. You can change that a bit here. There is a line of reasonable and unreasonable actions to everyone's own opinions.

For example, putting yield markings, and school signs near a school crossing is very reasonable, gives the driver clear indication to be alert to reckless running children. Helpful, reasonable ask in my opinion (and if it's a blind corner, a reduction in speed as well).

This is not the government trying to control your life.

Putting a road block on the busiest day of the year on a single lane road - less reasonable way to help people ensure some safety.

Putting a GPS in your car and tracking bad driving (as suggested elsewhere) - very effective, but very unreasonable.

Personally, there are some very reasonable things done, and some silly things (looking at that 60KM zone thing appears silly for now, there is a reason for it (greed?), but is it "reasonable"?)

says the guy who wants to ban smoking why don't we simply ban high speeds altogether?

 

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Johannesburg - More than 2100 motorists were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol since December 1, the transport department said on Wednesday.

“This can't be normal... (between) December 1 and today (January 2), over 2100 people were arrested for drunk driving,” said spokesman Tiyani Rikhotso.

“Families and the economy continue to suffer and bleed because we are losing manpower when people are killed in accidents. The department is concerned because we continue to witness unnecessary loss of lives.”

In the accidents over the festive season, alcohol and excessive speed were “common denominators” in many of the fatal crashes.

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/thousands-nabbed-for-drunk-driving-1.1446989#.UOR_Pm-cf6Y

2100 criminals. looks like the cops ARE doing something