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SA traffic offenders to help in morgues
02 Mar 2013 at 11:26hrs | Views
Johannesburg - A proposed bill could see traffic offenders doing community service in state mortuaries or trauma units, the Saturday Star reported.
The proposed amendment to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act also seeks to make rehabilitation for habitual offenders compulsory.
The measures would be piloted in Johannesburg and Pretoria, according to the report.
The proposed bill would require repeat offenders to retake their drivers' tests.
It would also give the Road Traffic Infringement Agency more authority.
Registrar of the Agency, Japh Chuwe, said the changes were intended to close "glaring loopholes" in existing legislation.
"It's not something achievable in the short term but we believe that sending people to community service at state mortuaries and hospitals could change their habits," he said.
The proposed amendment to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act also seeks to make rehabilitation for habitual offenders compulsory.
The measures would be piloted in Johannesburg and Pretoria, according to the report.
The proposed bill would require repeat offenders to retake their drivers' tests.
It would also give the Road Traffic Infringement Agency more authority.
Registrar of the Agency, Japh Chuwe, said the changes were intended to close "glaring loopholes" in existing legislation.
"It's not something achievable in the short term but we believe that sending people to community service at state mortuaries and hospitals could change their habits," he said.
Source - Sapa
