Traffic police are expected to mainly focus on checking motorists' blood alcohol level as driving under the influence has been flagged in previous years as the main cause of road crashes.
JOHANNESBURG – The traffic volumes are expected to start increasing on Thursday morning as thousands of motorists take to the roads ahead of the Easter weekend.
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande will be on the N1 highway in Pretoria on Thursday morning for government's road safety activation. Meanwhile, road works still underway on various parts of the busy N3 highway connecting Gauteng with KwaZulu-Natal have been suspended for the long weekend.
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