MOSSEL BAY NEWS - It does not pay to drink and drive, because Mossel Bay traffic authorities are extremely vigilant.
Provincial traffic officers nabbed a motorist for travelling at the highest recorded speed in a 120km/h zone, doing 164km/h along the N2 in the Mossel Bay area.
Further contributing to a dismal record, 10 of the 36 motorists arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in the Western Cape this past weekend were arrested in the Mossel Bay service area.
In the rest of the province, five motorists were arrested in the Swellendam service area; five in the Worcester area; five in Brackenfell; three in Caledon; three in Laingsburg; three in George; and two in Somerset West.
Breath testing was performed on 4 157 drivers at 29 alcohol blitz roadblocks across the province.
The highest breath alcohol reading was recorded in the Swellendam service area. At 1,49 mg of alcohol/ 1 000 ml of breath, this is over six times the legal limit of 0,24 mg/ 1 000 ml.
A total of 287 speeding offences were recorded and 600 fines totalling R857 690 were issued for a variety of reasons, ranging from driver to vehicle fitness violations.
The highest speed recorded of 164km/h in a 120km/h zone was recorded on the N2 in the Mossel Bay area.
In addition, 129km/h in an 80km/h zone was recorded in the N2 Somerset West area; and 95km/h in a 60km/h zone on the N2 near Somerset West.
"Drivers under the influence put their own lives and those of their passengers in danger and they endanger the lives of other road users.
If you're drinking, don't drive or walk.
Help us create booze-free roads.
If you have friends or family who still drive under the influence, speak to them before they get into trouble with the law," urges provincial traffic chief Kenny Africa.
He said provincial traffic officers also arrested seven people: three for reckless and negligent driving, two for being in possession of false documentation, and two for overloading a goods vehicle.
Five people died in traffic accidents on the province's roads over the past weekend.
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