The sad reality of SA’s road death season

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The sad reality of SA’s road death season
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'There's this misconception that road safety begins and ends with the government, or law enforcement, or the traffic police. It does not.'

‘There’s this misconception that road safety begins and ends with the government, or law enforcement, or the traffic police. It does not.’

“It has an immense impact on all aspects of society, robbing communities of people who are in the prime of their lives, affecting productivity and placing significant burdens on the state and organisations who have to care for victims of road crashes.” In 2017, the Automobile Association conducted a study on driver attitudes which found “88% of motorists believe adherence to road rules is worse since 2015, which is consistent across provinces with results ranging between 83% to 100%”.

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