Many motorists will set sail Durban on the N3 over the holiday season. Picture: The Witness A lack of accountability and irresponsible driving, including speeding, recklessness, and driver distraction, remain major contributing factors to crashes recorded on the N3 Toll Route during this past holiday season. This is the stern warning from the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) as thousands of motorists take to the N3 highway to return home from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and other areas.
Heavy northbound traffic expected on the N3 Toll Route as holiday makers return home. N3 Toll Concession chief operating officer Thania Dhoogra warned that peak traffic conditions are expected in a northbound direction (towards Gauteng) from Friday and throughout the weekend, as holidaymakers continue their return journeys. “N3TC and our road safety partners appeal to all motorists to work with us to make our roads safe for everyone.
“It is extremely concerning that many crashes recorded thus far resulted from general lawlessness combined with busy traffic conditions and wet weather. “Despite a highly visible blue-light presence, repeated warnings and continued appeals for circumspective driving, some road users continue to drive with impunity, placing everyone at serious risk,” Dhoogra said. “Motorists are urged to stay alert and informed of changing weather, road and traffic conditions, and to allow extra travel time. “Adhere to warnings, reduce speed, keep headlights switched on, maintain safe following distances, drive defensively, and take preventative measures to avoid becoming a road statistic,” Dhoogra said.
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