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Festive Season Road Safety Plan 2022/23 Presentation

Characteristics of the upcoming festive season, challenges, objectives, statistics analysis, focus on pedestrian safety, contributory factors, and proposed solutions are outlined in the planned presentation for road safety during the festive period.

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Festive Season Road Safety Plan 2022/23 Presentation

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  1. PROPOSED ROAD SAFETY FESTIVE SEASON PLAN 2022/3 PCOT – 29 NOVEMBER 2022 1

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE Characteristics of the Festive Season • PERCULIARITY of this Festive Season • Comparison of the previous Festive Season • Objectives of the Festive Season Plan • Analysis of the Statistics • Pedestrian an area of concern • Further analysis of statistics pertaining to contributory factors • What is the Solution • Role Players & Critical Dates • Closing •

  3. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FESTIVE SEASON • The majority of employees have excess money due to 13thcheques; • It is a jubilant season characterised by Christmas parties and celebration of year-end closure and other general festivities; • The season further experiences national school closures which increases travel on provincial and national routes; • Holiday makers, migrants from other provinces/countries as well as travellers for economic reasons all travel in and out of various provinces in masses, at the same time thereby increasing the risk of fatalities; • This period is exposed to high alcohol consumption rates because of the holiday and festive mood;

  4. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FESTIVE SEASON • This extends to increased road fatalities incidents and crime; • Crime is opportunistic thus the absence of business and home-owners exacerbates this problem; • Over and above these crimes, drunken driving offences increase drastically due to the high rate of alcohol abuse; • High demand for road transportation of goods across the country and neighboring SADC countries increase drastically; • All major routes become extremely busy than normal during this period.

  5. PERCULIARITY OF THIS SPECIFIC FESTIVE SEASON The night time driving and alcohol consumption may increase during the month of November and December and football viewing is executed in groups • The start of the World Cup triggers an early Festive Season start for 2022, and cuts into the normal 16 December festivities • There is a need to have longer education, communication and law enforcement interventions •

  6. PRECEDING THE 2022/3 FESTIVE SEASON, THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES EXISTED  Public transport safety came under scrutiny in recent times, and the number of head- on collisions that occurred recently,  As of 31 August 2022 – the year was 1.5% worse compared to 2019 (pre-COVID19) and 3.5% worse vs 2021  Heavy vehicles repeatedly involved in crashes leaving behind a trail of death • Inclement weather that has led to an increase on road crashes

  7. OBJECTIVES OF THE FESTIVE SEASON PLAN • To reduce the number of road traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities which are prevalent during the Festive Season. • To achieve the 12% reduction in fatalities (to realise the Ministerial target of 25% by the year 2024) • To enhance the overall quality of road traffic services provision and, in particular, ensure safety, security, order, discipline and mobility on the roads. • To enhance Cooperative governance within all spheres of government

  8. A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON CRASHES & FATALITIES, OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON PERIOD OF 2019-2021 • The fatal crashes decreased by 11% from 1 362 during 2019/20 to 1 209 in 2020/21, whilst the number of fatalities decreased by 10% from 1 616 during festive period 2019/21 to 1 451 during festive period 2020/21. • With an exception of Mpumalanga Province, all other Provinces recorded a decrease. • The most affected road user group during festive period 2020/21 were Pedestrians with 41%, Passengers with 32% and Drivers with 27%

  9. NUMBER OF FATALITIES PER PROVINCE FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON PERIOD 2019-2021

  10. FATAL CRASHES OVER THE RECENT FESTIVE SEASON A national decrease of 11% was recorded for 2020/2021. • On percentage basis Northern Cape recorded the highest reduction of 30%. • Percentage distribution for fatal crashes for Festive periods

  11. ROAD USER GROUPS AND AGE ANALYSIS FOR THE RECENT FESTIVE SEASON PERIODS

  12. ROAD USER GROUPS AND AGE ANALYSIS FOR THE RECENT FESTIVE SEASON PERIODS The above graph shows that pedestrians (41%) are the highest contributory road user group to road fatalities, followed by passengers and drivers.

  13. PEDESTRIAN CONSTITUTES THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ROAD FATALITIES • Pedestrians constitute the majority of road deaths in South Africa. • They depend on walking as their primary mode of transport to access services and public transport. This is impacted by the increasing number of population year on year and as a result, a lot of informal settlements are mushrooming. • Normally, these informal settlements are not developed and lack basic services and infrastructure forcing residents to cross different roads at places that are not safe to do so. • A contribution of 32% for the period 2019/2020 was recorded for fatal crashes involving pedestrians and 30% for 2020/2021 which shows a slight decrease of 2%.

  14. REASONS WHY THE NUMBER OF PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES IS SO HIGH  Non-usage of pedestrian bridges due to criminal activities at such bridges  Many roads are not designed for pedestrian usage, with features such as sidewalks and pedestrian crossings and/or fences are often non-existent.  Unsafe crossing of roads – jaywalking  Due to a lack of public transport in some areas, people walk for long distances to reach buses or taxis.  Public Transport pick passengers up and drop them off at non-designated areas. This action caused jaywalking which is a very unsafe pedestrian habit.  Passengers were pick up and dropped off when traffic posed a serious threat to their safety. They became pedestrians the moment they leave the vehicle.  Distracted walking can be defined as anything from walking while texting, tweeting, playing games on the phone, talking, or using headphones.  Texting and walking influence your pace of walking as well as your balance.

  15. PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF FATAL CRASHES PER TIME OF DAY FOR THE PAST TWO FESTIVE SEASON PERIODS The slot 19:00 to 20:00 remained the highest for 2019/2020 with 8%. • Time slot 20:00 to 21:00 recorded the highest of 8% for 2020/2021. •

  16. CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS TO ROAD CRASHES The human factors contributed 84% to the occurrence of fatal crashes, road and environmental factors contributed 11% and vehicle factors contributed 5% for the 2020/2021 festive periods.

  17. CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS TO ROAD CRASHES The human factors contributed 84% to the occurrence of fatal crashes, road and environmental factors contributed 11% and vehicle factors contributed 5% for the 2020/2021 festive periods.

  18. THE ABOVE STATS MIRRORS THE FOLLOWING MAJOR CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS 1 Major Human Factors Pedestrian jay walking Excessive speed Hit and run Dangerous overtaking Intoxicated drivers 2 Major Vehicle Factors Tyre burst Defective brakes Smooth tyres Bicycle no rear reflectors Sharp bend 3 Major Road and Environmental Factors Poor road surface Road surface wet/slippery Poor visibility Stray animals 18

  19. What is the solution? We have established that the human factor is the major contributory aspect, it contributed 84% to the occurrence of fatal crashes, road and environmental factors contributed 11% and vehicle factors contributed 5% for the 2020/2021 festive periods.

  20. SIX POINT CRASHES AND FATALITIES REDUCTION STRATEGY FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON 2022/3 Public Passenger Transport Pedestraian enforcement Vehicle Speed Law Enforcement Execution of Warrants Drunken Driving roadworthiness

  21. INTELLIGENCE DEPLOYMENT & FOCAL AREAS. The analysis of road traffic data was used for planning purposes in order to come out • with a uniform approach by all Provinces, Municipalities, SAPS and other relevant stakeholder to address peculiar challenges that require specific intervention; The deployment of Traffic Law Enforcement resources is informed by the traffic data • that is relevant, timeous and accurate; It is against this background that the 2022/23 National Road Safety Festive Season • Plan have 24/7 deployment; Freight and Truck Operations on targeted routes; • Wearing of seatbelts or helmets; • Single vehicle over-turning; • (Increased) Head-on collisions. •

  22. INTELLIGENCE DEPLOYMENT & FOCAL AREAS. • Taxi rank interventions, with specific attention to long distance taxis; • Awareness interventions at malls (Education & Awareness Exhibitions), Filling Stations on National routes; • Fatigue management at roadblocks; • Weighbridge interventions directed at freight driver wellness; • Hazardous locations - roadside interventions; • Roadblocks (documents verification for public transport & impounding); • Faith based gatherings Educational Awareness Activations.

  23. THREE (3) PHASE STRATEGIC APPROACH PHASE PERIOD ROLE PLAYERS Pre-Festive Season 01 – 30 November 2022 All Festive Season 01 Dec 2022 – 15 Jan 2022 All •THREE (3) PHASE STRATEGIC APPROACH Phase Period Role Players All Post Festive 01 – 30 November 2022 16 – 31 Jan 2022 Pre-Festive Season All Festive Season 01 Dec 2022 – 15 Jan 2022 All Post Festive 16 – 31 Jan 2022 All

  24. The 2022/23 Festive Season approach will be different in The 2022/23 Festive Season approach will be different in the following manner the following manner • Phased communication throughout from 20 November 2022 to 12 January 2023 • The focus is on specific challenges during the Festive Season namely: • Head on collisions – linked to impatience & moving violations • Lack of seatbelt adherence – linked with a culture of adherence, and the inability to passengers to use seatbelts on public transport vehicles • Single vehicles overturning – as a result of impaired driving and at times, too much speed for the conditions • Pedestrian Safety - during the last weeks of December

  25. CRITICAL DATES FOR 2022/3 FESTIVE SEASON 1 – 30 November 2022 Intelligent driven Pre - Festive Season Operations All 9 - 14 December 2022 School closure All 15 - 19 December 2022 Industry Closure long weekend All 22 December 2022 Mid Term Review All 23 - 27 December 2022 Christmas Break Long weekend All 30 Dec- 02 January 2023 New Year’s Eve Long Weekend All 06 – 09 January 2023 School re -opening All ANC January 8thstatement 8 January 2023 All 09 & 16 January 2023 Industries/ Firms re - opening All January 2023 (TBC) Post Festive Season Media Briefing All

  26. ROLE PLAYERS The Festive Season role players are not limited to the below list: • National Department of Transport • Road Traffic Management Corporation • Provincial Departments responsible for Traffic & Public Transport Law Enforcement • Roads Entities • Metropolitan/Local Police Departments • Local Traffic Authorities • South African Police Services • Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs • Department of Health • Department of Home Affairs

  27. FESTIVE SEASON LAUNCH CONCEPT FESTIVE SEASON LAUNCH CONCEPT • Venue: N3 at Grootvlei at the Braklaagte bridge, Mpumalanga (just passed Heidelberg Toll Plaza, which is not far from GP, just over the border of GP) - major crash where 10 persons were killed in a bus crash in May 2022 • Victims (survivors) and/or family members telling their story • Low cost approach that is concluded by the Political Principals affirming their position to address Road Safety challenges • Complemented by a night time Law Enformcement operation

  28. PROVISIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE FESTIVE LAUCH • 15:00 – 15:30 Welcome and introductions by Political Leadership • 15:30 – 16:00 • 16:00 – 16:10 Survivors of road crash victims telling their stories Perspective of the Festive Season, the Approach and Introduction of Minister • 16:15 – 16:40 Key note address by Min Fikile Mbalula • 16:40 – 17:00 Candle lighting moment • 17:00 – 17:30 Interviews with Minister, DM, MECs and Mayor

  29. CLOSING • Road Safety is everyone’s responsibilities, not only Law Enforcement • Road Safety Educators and Campaigners will be encouraging voluntary compliance in their Awareness Activations • Working together with everyone, we can stabilize then reduce road deaths not only during the Festive Season period but through out the other months

  30. Thank you! Let’s be innovative in our approach & work together we can achieve more “ARRIVE ALIVE”! 30

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