The South African Road Federation (SARF) has called on the Minister of Transport to take decisive action against traffic light and stop street violations.
“Excessive speeding has been earmarked as one of the leading causes of fatal road accidents in South Africa today,” says Innocent Jumo, president of the South African Road Federation (SARF). “However, we are not seeing nearly the same level of exposure being given to the practice of shooting the red.
“It’s as if certain drivers on our roads see a red light, and believe that this is a signal for them to speed up and race through,” says Jumo.
Just some of stories that have made headlines this year include: the death of 15 innocent taxi passengers at Shaka’s Head in Durban during August, one death and 14 critical injuries on Gordon’s Road in Johannesburg during June, one death and 240 injuries as a result of a Metroplus train skipping a red light in Denver, Johannesburg during April. “The list goes on and on, and these are just the incidents that we are aware of,” adds Jumo.
Call for decisive action against ‘shooting the red’
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