The new bylaw, announced by The City of Cape Town formed part of the Western Cape Government’s Safely Home initiative, a provincial road safety campaign to cut road deaths in half by 2014. Studies have found that upwards of 20% of all car accidents involve cellphone use of some kind, which totals more than a million collisions per year that might have been avoided without cellphones involved. Cape Town’s Safety and Security Mayoral Committee Member, JP Smith said Cape Town was the only city where the road death toll was decreasing steadily, from 1 739 deaths in 2008 to 1 321 in 2011.
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The minimal amount of time that your attention is taken away from the road when you’re texting and driving is five seconds. This doesn’t sound like a long time but if you are travelling at 80kmph this equals driving the length of a rugby field without looking at the road! This dangerous distraction from the road can be easily eradicated by simply purchasing a Parrot Bluetooth hands-free car kit. The Parrot Minikit Plus and Parrot Minikit Smart is currently available from Cellucity stores at R 899 and R999 respectively, also their online store at www.smac.co.za
Confiscated cellphones will need to be collected at the Gallow Hills Traffic Department in Green Point after 24 hours. Motorists would have to show their identity books. According to the report, phones would be sealed in a box and people given a serial number.
For more information on the new bylaw, visit: http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Documents/ByLaw_Traffic_2011.pdf
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