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Collected on 28 July 2026
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Design safe play areas for children
Local authorities are encouraged to create safe, designated play spaces near schools and residential areas to reduce the risk of children being injured while playing near roads.
RTMC further urged municipalities to provide speed calming measures around schools and design safe play areas to reduce the number of children dying on South African roads.
Reference
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/keep-your-child-alive-invest-child-seats
Implement speed-calming measures around schools
Municipalities are urged to introduce traffic-calming measures such as speed bumps, signage, and reduced speed limits near schools to protect children from road accidents.
RTMC further urged municipalities to provide speed calming measures around schools and design safe play areas to reduce the number of children dying on South African roads.
Invest in child restraint systems for infants and children
Parents and guardians are encouraged to purchase and properly install child restraint systems suitable for their child's size and developmental stage. These systems are legally required and have been proven to significantly reduce deaths and serious injuries in crashes.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has called on all stakeholders and parents to invest in child seats. “Infants and children need child restraint systems that accommodates their size and weight, and can adapt to cope with the different stages of their development,” the RTMC said in a statement.
