splat Posted April 1, 2011 Share The Transport Ministry says that speed limits on all major roads will be drastically reduced when the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act comes into effect later this year, in an attempt to reduce road carnage and save precious fuel. Currently, the maximum permitted speeds are 60km/h on a public road within an urban area, 100km/h on public road outside an urban area which is not a freeway; and 120km/h on freeways, in terms to the National Road Traffic Act of 1989. But according to a statement released by Transport Minister S'bu Ndebele's department, speed limits on all three types of roads are "outdated" and "in desperate need of a rethink". As a result, all limits will be cut by 25 percent. "It is a well-known and undisputed fact that speed kills. Therefore, reducing the speed limit and curtailing reckless speedsters will logically result in fewer deaths on South African roads... which is, after all, the department's primary goal," spokesperson Al Linjest said....Justice Project South Africa's national chairperson Wearen Otserious, who said he planned to take his fight against the new limits to the courts, was outraged by the announcement. ...Meanwhile, the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) said that it had already taken part in discussions with the minister about how the new limits would affect the taxi industry. "We met with Comrade S'Bu and demanded that taxis be exempt from these draconian laws. We provide a crucial service to the people of South Africa. How are the people going to get to work safely and on time if we have to drive at 45km/h down the main road?" Santaco spokesperson Yad-Sloof Lirpa asked. http://news.iafrica.com/sa/718516.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Lions Posted April 1, 2011 Share April fools joke maybe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regard Posted April 1, 2011 Share 1 April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted April 1, 2011 Share "We met with Comrade S'Bu and demanded that taxis be exempt from these draconian laws. We provide a crucial service to the people of South Africa. How are the people going to get to work safely and on time if we have to drive at 45km/h down the main road?" Santaco spokesperson Yad-Sloof Lirpa asked.Most of them can only exceed that speed on a downhill. Ps. you should remove the bolding - it kind of makes things obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted April 1, 2011 Share Thank God its April 1st.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted April 1, 2011 Share HAHAHAHAHAHA A taxi doing those "new" speedlimits all day everyday, fat chance of that happening. The day it does happen my ar$ehole will grow closed. Gotta love April 1st Edited April 1, 2011 by SeanN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLoCo Posted April 1, 2011 Share Seriously!!! The government does not need the 1st of April to be fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLoCo Posted April 1, 2011 Share The day it does happen my ar$ehole will grow closed. Please do not share the present status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drongo Posted April 1, 2011 Share Seriously!!! The government does not need the 1st of April to be fools Pffft - +100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted April 1, 2011 Share Thank God its April 1st.... Here the limits are 30km/h around schools and built up areas50km/h on most City roads.90km/h on most country road between Communes140km/h on Highwayand then you get the German Autobahn Most days i cycle faster than the cars and get hooted at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted April 1, 2011 Share Seriously!!! The government does not need the 1st of April to be fools True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon-goose Posted April 1, 2011 Share DaLoCo - was going to say the same thing. The government are a bunch of fools every day of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastapouch Posted April 1, 2011 Share Seriously!!! The government does not need the 1st of April to be fools So true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted April 1, 2011 Share HMMMMmmmmm, most likely an april fools joke. However I speed downhill on my mtb, and the speed dont kill!!!, it is the people that speed in a suburban road, a busy road etc that kill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prozac Posted April 1, 2011 Share Seriously!!! The government does not need the 1st of April to be fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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