A revamped Arrive Alive programme will take centre stage on Saturday when President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to officially launch the October Transport Month campaign. This after he signed into law the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act on 13 August, which uses a system of demerit points to encourage responsible driver behaviour.
The President will be accompanied by transport minister Fikile Mbalula, Gauteng Premier David Makhura and other senior government officials.
“In commemorating the many lives lost on the country’s roads, the President and the minister will unveil a memorial plaque on the N3 Weighbridge and reveal a new logo of the Arrive Alive programme underpinning the 365 Days Road Safety Action Agenda,” the DoT said.
“South Africa’s road deaths account for untold suffering for families, friends and loved ones and cost the economy some R166 billion at a minimum.”
The department believes that the Aarto Act, if implemented correctly, will discourage bad drivers and encourage responsible road traffic behaviour. – Bjorn Vorster
