Arrive Alive Cautions Motorists To Avoid Accident-Causing Mistakes During Festive Season
- Arrive Alive's spokesperson, Advocate JW Jonck, told Briefly Ness that human factors cause accidents in South Africa
- These included not obeying the rules of the road, speeding, drunk driving, reckless overtaking and driver tiredness
- He urged motorists to be more cautious and obey the rules of the road to reduce accidents during the festive season
For seven years, Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered accidents, fires, outbreaks, nature, weather and natural disaster-related incidents at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News.
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JOHANNESBURG — The festive season has already begun with a number of horrific accidents on national roads. Arrive Alive's spokesperson, Advocate Johan Jonck, attributed the accidents to human faults.
Accidents caused by human faults: Arrive Alive
Speaking to Briefly News, Jonck said that not obeying the rules of the road, speeding, drunk driving, reckless overtaking, and driver tiredness are some of the causes of accidents.
Road safety in SA
Jonck also said the government is making an effort to ensure motorists' safety on the roads during the festive season.
“All the parastatals are involved in road safety education. There will be a focus on increased awareness via all media platforms. As Arrive Alive, we will also use our social media platforms to create more road safety awareness,” he said.
He added that the four Es required for safer roads are education, enforcement, engineering and evaluation.
Where does the state fail?
However, he believes that the state is not entirely effective. He added that the state fails to provide 24/7 effective traffic enforcement throughout the year.
“There are too many examples of corruption and people admitting to getting away with paying a bribe. Road users need to know that there are consequences for not obeying the rules of the road.”
N3 accident claims 2 lives
In a recent article, Briefly News reported that an accident involving buses and trucks claimed two lives.
The accident took place on the N3 in Pietermaritzburg, and scores of people were injured. South Africans mourned the accident and slammed truck drivers, accusing them of driving recklessly and causing accidents.
Source: Briefly News
