The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) amendment bill has moved a step closer to being signed into law.
The bill passed in the National Assembly on Tuesday (September 5).The Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi, has welcomed the passing of the Aarto Amendment Bill by the National Assembly. The minister said that the Act will provide “the assurance to all South Africans that their lives matter and that it is about increasing road safety.”
In 2014, there were 10 364 crashes in SA that caused 12 702 fatalities, in 2015 there were 10 613 crashes (12 994 deaths) and in 2016 there were 11 676 crashes (14 071 deaths).The amendments pay the way for the adoption of a driver points demerit system.Read the full article on the Wheels24 website: New traffic laws for SA: Transport Minister Maswanganyi welcomes Aarto
