MINISTER ROBIN CARLISLE - ROADS DEATHS DECREASE BEYOND HALFWAY MARK
Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape has announced that ‘for the first time in more than five years the February Western Cape road death toll has dropped to under 100.
'Road fatalities in February 2012 fell from 129 last year, to 99, a decrease of 23.2%,' Minister Carlisle said.
'Overall the 12-month fatality figures have now fallen from 1772 as at the 1st of January 2009, to 1289 at the end of February 2012.
'This is a decrease of 25.9%, which means that the Safely Home campaign has now passed the halfway mark towards its target of halving the death rate by the end of 2014,' said Minister Carlisle.
'I would like to acknowledge the increasing number of motorists who are driving responsibly and doing their bit to get everyone safely home.