Law enforcement authorities will be out in their numbers this Easter weekend to ensure motorists drive safely and comply with traffic regulations.

Major corridors are expected to reach peak levels as travellers embark on various religious and holiday destinations, from today to Monday.

“We are ready for the high volumes of traffic that we will experience throughout the country over the Easter weekend. We encourage drivers to behave more responsibly on the roads and to ensure that the human factor is removed in road accidents.

“Driver and pedestrian behaviour is responsible for 87% of road accidents and fatalities in our country. And so, reducing road fatalities and accidents is the responsibility of each one of us,” said Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy.

The Department of Transport has identified the most critical routes across the country requiring additional resources and more focused monitoring over this period.

These include, among others:

• N4 Mbombela
• Mankweng (R71)
• Libode on the N2, Mthatha’s R61
• Parys (Free State), R54
• Harrismith and the N3
• KwaDukuza, N2 in KZN
• N4 Middelburg in Mpumalanga
• Nongoma, R66 in KZN

The National Traffic Police, SAPS, provincial traffic departments, Cross Border Road Traffic Agency, Border Management Agency, the metros and local authorities will work together to patrol routes leading to Limpopo, KZN, Mpumalanga, Free State, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.

High visibility will also be maintained in Gauteng.

Last month, government launched the 2025 Easter Season Road Safety Arrive Alive campaign, which started on March 20 and runs until May 2, under the theme: It begins with me.

“The campaign is aimed at reducing road fatalities during the high-traffic holiday period through integrated law enforcement and public education,” said Creecy. –SAnews.gov.za

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