Traffic Offence Monitoring

SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF TRAFFIC OFFENCE MONITORING SURVEY CONDUCTED LATE 2001 AND EARLY 2002

Offence	GA	KZ	WC	EC	FS	MP	NW	NP	NC	RSA
Speed: Urban: 60km/h LMV (% offenders)	26	44	53	54	40	71	70	35	56	44
Speed: Rural: 120 km/h LMV (% offenders)	22	27	39	24	23	48	9	20	16	27
Alcohol levels, urban, drivers (% offenders)	2.0	0.9	2.0	1.5	1.0	1.8	4.0	2.2	3.1	1.8
Alcohol levels, urban, pedestrian (% offenders)	18	7	9	7	5	5	11	3	12	11
Seat belts: Driver (road block survey)(% offenders - not wearing)	25	17	18	12	19	15	13	20	15	19
Seat belt: Front passenger (% offenders - not wearing)	56	48	51	43	40	48	51	49	48	50
Traffic signals (% of phases with offence)	53	30	29	24	44	48	27	54	14	40
Overtaking: Ave no. of offences / hour per barrier line survey point	10.5	9.0	4.2	5.1	3.0	27.3	4.8	2.4	0.9	8.4
Driver license (% offenders)(LMV)	9	8	8	6	9	7	6	4	8	8
Professional Driver Permit (% offenders)	13	19	11	22	15	6	9	6	6	13
Agreement: Number on license disc & plate	1	0	5	1	1	1	3	1	1	2
Tyres smooth or damaged: (% off)(TBT)	25	17	18	20	28	29	26	35	30	23
Lights: Front Bright (% offenders)	4	4	3	6	14	4	5	4	4	5
Lights: Front Dim (% offenders)	4	3	4	7	8	5	6	5	4	5
Lights: Front Flicker (% offenders)	4	4	3	6	11	3	4	3	3	4
Lights: Tail (% offenders)	6	8	7	9	6	7	13	8	11	7
Lights: Brake (% offenders)	6	9	8	11	9	7	10	8	11	8
Lights: Back Flick (% offenders)	3	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	3	4

[Information kindly provided by the Arrive Alive National Fatal Accident Information Centre,National Department of Transport]

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