China News Service, Johannesburg, April 1 (Reporter Wang Xi) On April 1, local time, the South African Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) reported that since the start of the Easter holiday, South African traffic law enforcement officers have launched special law enforcement operations across the country. , arrested more than 1,000 people and impounded hundreds of illegal vehicles.
At a regular press conference that day, the South African Road Traffic Management Company revealed that since March 28, the South African traffic law enforcement department has dispatched a large number of personnel to carry out special law enforcement operations targeting traffic safety in nine provinces across the country. Data shows that more than 1,000 drivers were arrested for offenses during the Easter holidays, including drunk driving, presenting a false driving license, dangerous driving, driving without a license and overloading goods or passengers. In addition, more than 900 vehicles have been impounded due to violations of laws and regulations.
The South African Road Traffic Management Company stated that during the Easter holidays, the traffic volume on several national highways in South Africa increased significantly, with the average traffic volume exceeding 2,000 vehicles per hour, posing a great challenge to road safety. During this period, traffic law enforcement officers inspected a total of 75,961 vehicles, and a total of 16,927 drivers received tickets. The arrested drivers were mainly from KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga, and most of them were bus drivers. Industry driver.
In fact, this year's South African Easter holiday road safety campaign was officially launched on March 20. The campaign aims to promote safe driving and reduce road traffic accidents and deaths. However, on the evening of March 28, a bus crashed from a bridge in Limpopo Province in northern South Africa, killing 45 people and seriously injuring one person. (over)