Do you think the speed limit in SA should be lower?
South Africa has one of the highest road accident rates in the world, with the economic cost estimated to be R307 billion each year. Now that’s quite a lot of money that can be put to much better use elsewhere. Yet, motorists in South Africa are resisting a proposal to reduce the speed limit on urban roads to 40km/h from the present 60km/h despite the fact that most of them have admitted knowing that it would reduce road accidents as well as related injuries and fatalities.
There was a survey done and at least 34.6% claimed the country was incapable of implementing reduced lower speed limit rules, while 59.5% of the respondents agreed that lower limits would reduce fatalities and injuries. Only a small 21.2% of those who participated in the survey called for the lowering of the urban speed limit.
What are your thoughts?
(Source: IOL Motoring)