PRESS
RELEASE 247
March 2005
THE
MOST DANGEROUS DAYS OF EASTER
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The City of Cape Town has announced statistics relating to
road accidents.
According to trends for the last four years, there is a peak
in accidents on the Saturday and another slight peak on the Tuesday following
Easter, while the accident rate is lower on the Friday and the Monday.
According to Councillor David Erleigh, the City of Cape Town
Mayoral Committee member for Safety and Security, the City of Cape Town is
applying a different strategy this year.
He said, “We have focused on the top ten major problems, narrowed them
down to accident specific incidents and are targeting pedestrians, who,
according to our statistics are a large portion of fatalities.
“We want to educate pedestrians and make them aware of the
dangers of using our roads. We also
need to make drivers aware of the dangers of, for instance, speeding, driving
through red robots, drunk driving, etc.
“We therefore appeal to motorists and pedestrians alike to
be considerate of other road users.
“Motorists must be aware, for example, if they are tired,
they should rather pull over for a rest. This should limit road rage and
aggressive driving. Let’s make this a
safe and happy Easter for all.
The City of Cape Town has also released other road use
facts, for example that
These facts are based on reported accidents only as not all
accidents are reported.
ENDS
THE
MOST DANGEROUS DAYS OF EASTER
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