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Periodic testing for private vehicles has been written into law but not yet enacted. File picture: Boxer Ngwenya / Independent MediaThe enforcement of annual roadworthiness tests for all vehicles in South Africa has been widely mooted as a potential solution to the country’s alarming road death rate, but there are some heavy question marks over the effectiveness of such a move.
Handfield-Jones cites figures from the RTMC, showing that vehicle factors as a contribution to fatal crashes declined from 7.8% in 2015 to 4.2% in 2023, despite a significantly higher quantity of unroadworthy vehicles known to be operating on our roads. Although roadworthiness is a highly important consideration in road safety, it has become a less significant issue relative to human and road factors, Handfield-Jones argues.
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