Citation

Maphanga M. Proc. Road Saf. Four Continents Conf. 2005; 13: 7p.

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(Copyright © 2005, Conference Sponsor)

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Abstract

Currently, Swaziland has an escalating number of road accidents in all the classifications such as minor, serious, and fatal. These are pointers that our road scenario is far from attaining the standards of driving let alone having the right brand of drivers who manage to follow the laws and regulations of the roads. Drivers are taught yearly on safe driving, yet the conspicuous culprits continue to be public transport drivers; speed, overloading and reckless driving amongst other forms of offenses that continue to be the order of the day. It should be realized that drivers are influenced by different socio-economic, cultural and political backgrounds which are translated into how they drive. Various drivers need to be educated and exposed to traffic socio-economic environment and political costs of accidents. Driving schools should ensure a gradual uniform development of cultural driving for the country. By training and educating the drivers that would be an attempt to expose them.