Amendments to the National Road Traffic Act pertaining to the drunk driving rules and regulations have been proposed. Here is what the Automobile Association (AA) have to say in response when asked by Business Tech.
An amendment of Section 65 would mean the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit for drivers to 0.00g/100ml from 0.05 grams per 100 millilitres to and the breath alcohol concentration to zero.
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“These proposed changes are concerning on a number of levels and although the stated reason for the change is the promotion of road safety, within the current framework of traffic law enforcement, nothing will change, except that innocent drivers are likely to be criminalised.
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The AA commented further, that these harsh laws will affect innocent motorists, such as those on medication. This, the AA says, is unlikely to fix the high accident rate recorded on South African Roads every year.
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