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- Poor infrastructure equals poor road safety - AA
Crumbling local and provincial infrastructure is contributing to South Africa’s poor road safety levels and must be addressed urgently if meaningful strides to improve the country’s horrendous road safety record are to be made
- The critical state of road safety in SA - News24
There are more than 800 000 road accidents in South Africa every year, translating to roughly 2 200 crashes on our country's roads daily These statistics underscore just how severe the impact of road safety is on both the population and the economy
- Lack of road maintenance in SA will cost SA billions of Rands
Roads that are not properly and timeously maintained are costing South Africa millions of Rands and negatively affecting our economy and society This is according to Saied Solomons, President of the South African Road Federation (SARF) and CEO of the Southern African Bitumen Association (SABITA)
- 30% of South Africa’s paved road network is in very poor condition
The provincial road network condition has been on a steady decline since the early 90s due to several reasons, including curtailed funding allocations to roads and the shrinking project output by the public sector
- Lack of road safety a significant burden on South Africas economy
While crashes contribute to congestion of the road network, delaying and disrupting the movement of people, South Africa 's roads are dominated by freight transport and crashes disrupt
- Addressing South Africas deteriorating road infrastructure before its . . .
South Africa's road infrastructure is on the brink of collapse, with potholes and neglect posing serious risks to commuters This article explores the urgent need for maintenance and
- State of Road Safety in South Africa
Pedestrians remain the most vulnerable road user on South African roads, accounting for more than 35% of the fatalities Whilst this figure is much higher for Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal and Western Cape – key efforts are required to (1) educate the road user more intensively and (2) provide protection to these road users through engineering
- Road safety still a concern on major routes | Blog | ALL THINGS . . .
South Africa’s road safety crisis remains a pressing concern, with certain routes consistently reporting high collision and fatality rates While no single road can be labelled unequivocally as the ‘worst’, analysis of published data from the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), Arrive Alive campaigns and provincial traffic reports
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