Driver Attitudes Road Safety's ‘Biggest Challenge’

The Minister of Transport and Communications, Thulagano Segokgo revealed the concern when addressing Parliament recently. His remarks followed a question that was asked by the Sefhare/Ramokgonami legislator Kesitegile Gobotswang, who had wanted to know the number of people that died on the roads in the last five years.

He had also wanted to know accident hotspots on the roads, the repair state of such roads, and when they were repaired. Additionally, Gobotswang wanted to know whether the deaths and disabilities were, as a result of the accidents, attributed to poor road conditions and what immediate mitigating factors have been put in place to avert more casualties. The legislator raised another concern that some of the fatal accidents might have occurred as a result of poor road conditions.