The portfolio committee on transport has rejected proposals from the government to introduce a new type of licence in South Africa, referred to as a ‘provisional licence’, and to reduce the allowable alcohol limit for drivers to zero.
In deliberations on the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill on Friday , the committee made it clear that amendments making room for the licence and alcohol changes were rejected and removed from the latest draft of the bill.
The Department of Transport submitted the bill following a series of bogus driving schools operating as money-making schemes with little interest in teaching the rules of the road. Amendments to alcohol laws came as a push to tackle drunk driving, which caused many road fatalities in South Africa.A provisional licence was first proposed in 2020, with very little detail given about what it would entail.
Graduated driver licensing systems are designed to provide new drivers of motor vehicles with driving experience and skills gradually over time in low-risk environments. South Africa’s licensing system is currently time-based, with an individual given two years to get their driver’s licence after receiving a learner’s licence.
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