While statistics of fatalities and crashes following the Easter Season Road Safety campaign are still undergoing quality assurance and verification, Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, says early indications show a significant decrease in all provinces, with the exception of Mpumalanga.
Providing an update for the 2025 Easter Season Road Safety Arrive Alive campaign on Sunday, Creecy said the public had responded positively to the campaign.
“Since 20 March, 2025, we have stopped 782 000 vehicles, and we have issued 116 000 fines. A total of 3 500 drivers were arrested for various offences and 89 pedestrians have been arrested for walking on highways.
“A total of 2 200 unroadworthy vehicles were prevented from continuing their journey,” the Minister said during a briefing in Kranskop, Limpopo.
She warned that the government would not allow people to walk on highways as this endangered their own lives and the lives of those in vehicles.
"We want to commend our traffic law enforcement for this success. We are confident that our actions are saving lives on our roads,” Creecy said.
Last month, the government launched the 2025 Easter Season Road Safety Arrive Alive campaign, which runs until 2 May under the theme: ‘It begins with Me’.
The campaign aims to reduce road fatalities during the high-traffic holiday period through integrated law enforcement and public education.
Meanwhile, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) said three motorists had been arrested in Limpopo for attempting to bribe traffic officers at the weekend.
“RTMC commends the officers for showing that they are not for sale and road safety is not negotiable. Traffic officers are undertaking heightened drunk driving operations over this weekend, as history shows that this kind of conduct increases on weekends,” the RTMC said in a statement. - SAnews.gov.za
