Mobility
Question by:
Hon Derrick America
Answered by:
Hon Ricardo Mackenzie
Question Number:
17
Question Body:
- (a) How many road fatalities in the past five years have been as the result of (i) poor road conditions and (ii) a lack of adequate road signs and signage and (b) how many of these crashes occurred on (i) national roads, (ii) provincial roads and (iii) regional roads;
- whether he can provide a breakdown of fatalities involving (i) busses, (ii) taxis, (iii) motor vehicles and (iv) motorcycles?
Answer Body:
- Very few fatal crashes are subjected to forensic investigations, which is a function of national entities, especially the South African Police Services. Crashes, especially fatal incidents, rarely result from a clearly definable single cause. The causes of most fatalities must in general be inferred via thorough analysis informed by the best data available, notably Forensic Pathology Services data, which are notable for the absence of the factors listed (i) to (ii). Using SAPS Accident Report form data aggregated at national level, however, the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s figures estimate similar factors may have played some role in 16.8% of fatal crashes during the period. These figures are not disaggregated by road classification, eg national or provincial routes.
- A breakdown of road fatalities by vehicle class is provided below. The analysis is based on road fatality data recorded by the WC Forenscic Pathology from 2018 to 2022.
- Buses were involved in 74 road fatalities, representing 1.8% of the total road fatalities
- Minibus taxis were involved in 486 road fatalities, representing 12.1% of the total road fatalities
- Motorcars (sedans and station wagons) were involved in 1 919 fatalities, representing 47.9% of the total fatalities
- Motorcycles were involved in 234 road fatalities, representing 5.8% of the total fatalities.
Date:
Friday, June 2, 2023
