Bakwena implemented additional measures along their route including 6 route patrol vehicles through their partnership with Motus Corporation and Kia Motors South Africa from 1 April to 3 May 2020 during the Easter, Freedom Day, and Workers Day public holidays. The vehicles were utilised by the various authorities to assist Road Incident Management Services to increase and boost route surveillance, crash attendance, and patrol support over this period. Collectively these 6 vehicles traveled a distance of 54 142 kilometers, assisted at 48 crashes, issued 1804 fines, and assisted 70 road users along the Bakwena N1N4 route.
While delivering the Preliminary Easter report which recorded a decrease overall in the number of road fatalities from 2019 figures, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula raised the concern of an increase in pedestrian fatalities by 5% compared to 2019’s figures. He attributed their relative success to early preparation with education and awareness campaigns in communi