Road Safety Partnership SA calls on motorists to respect country’s traffic laws

CAPE TOWN - Road Safety Partnership South Africa is calling on motorists to respect the country’s traffic laws.

The organisation was commenting on the recent statistics from the City of Cape Town’s latest traffic records, showing an increase in motorists jumping red lights.

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Between July 2024 and June 2025, the city’s Traffic Services recorded more than 2,7 million offences.

The organisation’s chairperson, Eugene Herbert, said it’s clear driver behaviour must be addressed.

“It's shocking to see that motorists take little cognisance of the possible dangers associated with this. Cars coming from the other direction, there could be pedestrian crossing, so if we can appeal to motorists, please do not treat traffic lights just as a suggestion to stop. It is a fact that you must stop, both in your interests, as well as in the interests of other motorists”.

He added that this kind of poor driving behaviour may also happening in other parts of the country.

“This is probably a true reflection of what is happening in the rest of the country. Certainly, in Gauteng, we noticed since the amount of load shedding that took place, traffic lights not working, and we know that the rule because of the congestion that was created, many motorists then took to just making a cursory stop and then moving through.”