Road Watch

STATISTICS recorded by the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund below were recorded at roadblocks in the areas Okahao-Oshakati, Okahao-Tsandi, and Outapi-Tsandi between Friday and Sunday (March 2 to 4).

A total of 156 tickets were issued at these three sites, up from 82 tickets issued at the same sites over a two-week period in February (February 11 to 25). The February statistics also included monitoring of two more roadblocks in that area (Outapi-Ruacana and Outapi-Oshakati).The bulk of this past weekend’s recorded road violations was speeding, which made up 52.56 per cent (or 82 cases) of all tickets issued.Other findings showed: * Overloading: 28 cases (17.95 per cent) * Driving without a driver’s license: 6 cases (6.41 per cent) * In need of a public driver’s license: 6 cases (3.85 per cent) * No fitness certificate: 5 cases (3.21 per cent) * Bad tyres: 5 cases (3.21 per cent) * Unlicensed vehicles: 4 cases (2.56 per cent) * No use of safety belts: 3 cases (1.92 per cent) Other cases where tickets were issued included drivers stopping at the wrong places, no number plates visible on cars, cellphones being used while driving and drivers who ignored road traffic signs.Statistics provided by the MVA Fund last week saw the bulk of tickets issued to drivers who had overloaded their vehicles: 39 cases (47 per cent).The February statistics also included monitoring of two more roadblocks in that area (Outapi-Ruacana and Outapi-Oshakati).The bulk of this past weekend’s recorded road violations was speeding, which made up 52.56 per cent (or 82 cases) of all tickets issued.Other findings showed: * Overloading: 28 cases (17.95 per cent) * Driving without a driver’s license: 6 cases (6.41 per cent) * In need of a public driver’s license: 6 cases (3.85 per cent) * No fitness certificate: 5 cases (3.21 per cent) * Bad tyres: 5 cases (3.21 per cent) * Unlicensed vehicles: 4 cases (2.56 per cent) * No use of safety belts: 3 cases (1.92 per cent) Other cases where tickets were issued included drivers stopping at the wrong places, no number plates visible on cars, cellphones being used while driving and drivers who ignored road traffic signs.Statistics provided by the MVA Fund last week saw the bulk of tickets issued to drivers who had overloaded their vehicles: 39 cases (47 per cent).

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