“The message from official personnel is that their passengers are more important than other road users and that the public must simply yield or face personal attack.”
In fact, they arrested four motorists who racked up just shy of R500,000 in unpaid fines, warrants and contempt of court penalties.
The City of Cape Town’s new traffic by-laws have now been implemented, allowing officers to impound vehicles for a number of updated reasons.
Safety and security head JP Smith revealed the provincial government’s clampdown on taxis and speed racers with legislation that will give traffic services, metro police, and law enforcement more power.
The South African Police Service is out in full force, so it is a good time to discuss your rights if you’re pulled over at a roadblock.
Under the new Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) regulations, traffic violations will be decriminalised and handled in a three-step process.
Speed camera “capture errors” have been causing motorists to be incorrectly charged with infringements and criminal offences they didn’t commit.
We’re still getting used to the idea of a demerit system on South African roads. Now you can add switching out number plates to the mix.
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Motorists should get ready for what could be a complete overhaul of South Africa’s current testing and driving rules.
While our road rules are pretty clear for the most part, you might still have some dangerous assumptions about what you can and cannot do.
It looks as though South African road users might be in for a shake up of our fine system, so best you get clued up.