The recently released WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 has brought road safety once again under the spotlight and is a timely reminder of the enormous task at hand. As we go into the festive season, a particularly deadly period in South Africa with regard to road traffic deaths and injuries which tend to spike around this period we are reminded that we need to do more, perhaps even relook our whole approach to road safety in order to save lives. Without a doubt, the report highlights that the road death toll has not decreased and therefore suggest that we are not doing nearly enough in our attempts to curb the carnage that is currently obtaining on our roads. Continue reading “The festive season is particularly dangerous on the roads: be safe”