Festive Season is a time when many South Africans travel back home. Most people live in Gauteng for work reasons and leave for the homelands in Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, North West, Mpumalanga In December.
Naturally, the National and Provincial Roads leading to these places are most busy during the festive season of December. Consequently, it is in this time that most accidents occur in our roads.
Last year, there were 1,612 deaths on South African roads during the festive season. The death toll is from December 1 2018 until January 8 2019.
KAE News compiled the Top 10 most dangerous roads in SA:
N4 in Nelspruit
R61 in Mbizana
R573 Moloto Road
R61 in Cradock
N1 in Liangsburg
R71 in Mankweng
N2 in Libode
R37 in Mecklengburg
M35 in Folweni and
N3 in Warden
Some of the reasons accidents occur in South African Roads include drinking and driving, fatigue, speeding, reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles.
Arrive Alive this festive season.
