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Government considers tough new laws on speed and drunk driving

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In a statement on Saturday, Mbalula’s spokesperson Ayanda-Allie Paine said the minister had received a “plethora of proposals” on how to reduce the carnage on SA’s roads.

This would effectively drop the speed limit on the country’s highways from 120km/h to 100km/h, while the limits on main roads would drop from 100km/h to 80km/h.Business Tech reported last week that the department of transport and the Road Traffic Management Corporation were reviewing SA’s drunk driving laws.

The concentration of alcohol in a driver’s blood specimen would have to be less than 0.05 grams per 100 millilitres. Mbalula said the new system would greatly improve safety on the country’s roads and help reduce fatalities.

 

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