SOUTHERN CAPE NEWS - The Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services have given a preliminary report indicating that seven people died on the province’s roads over the weekend.
Of the 31 motorists arrested over the weekend for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol: 6 were arrested in the George service area; 3 in Knysna; 2 in Mossel Bay and 1 in Beaufort West.
Breath testing was performed on 1 851 drivers at 26 alcohol blitz roadblocks across the province. The highest breath alcohol reading was recorded in the Beaufort West service area. At 1,75 mg of alcohol/ 1 000 ml of breath, this is over seven times the legal limit of 0,24 mg/ 1 000 ml.
The highest speeds recorded were: 156 km/h in a 120 km/h zone in the George service area, and 135 km/h in a 100 km/h zone in the Mossel Bay service area.
Seatbelts are not accessories, they save lives and reduce the risk of injury.
Drivers and passengers should always wear seatbelts, even on the shortest journey.
Regulations to the National Road Traffic Act provide that children up to the age of three must be in appropriate child restraints when travelling in private vehicles, even on the shortest journey.
Wearing a seatbelt could be a difference between life and death. It is not just your own life you are protecting when you do the right thing by buckling up. In a collision, an unrestrained passenger becomes a high-speed projectile, endangering everyone inside the vehicle.
It only takes a second to save a life, so buckle up, front and back, on every trip.
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