Festive Season Crackdown: Over 7 400 Arrested On Sa Roads

The Road Traffic Management Corporation RTMC has recorded 7 448 arrests on South African roads during the festive season, between 1 December 2024 and 1 January 2025, after the corporation confirmed that more than a million vehicles had been checked by authorities across South Africa, Cape town Etc reports.

Individuals that were arrested had charges that included drunk driving, speeding and attempted bribery, according to South Africa Government News .

The highest breath alcohol level that was recorded during this time was 2.47mg/1000ml on the R61 in Lusikiki, Eastern Cape, on 27 December 2024, as reported by IOL .

Currently, the legal alcohol limit for motorists on South African roads is 0.05 grammes per 100 millilitres.

The arrests were made from 1 December 2024 and 1 January 2025 according to RTMC. Eastern Cape recorded 455 arrests for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in December. The highest speed recorded was in Limpopo on the N1 where a motorist was caught driving 209km/h in a 120km/h zone on 17 December, the RTMC said in a press statement on Facebook.